Draw me not away with the wicked,\par\tab And with the workers of iniquity;\par\tab That speak peace with their neighbors,\par\tab But mischief is in their hearts.
Thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that make my people to err; that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and whoso putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him:
They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity;\par\tab They delight in lies;\par\tab They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. {\i Selah
Thou hast seen {\i it}; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand:\par\tab The helpless committeth {\i himself} unto thee;\par\tab Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
{\b For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.}\par\par\tab Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man?\par\tab The lovingkindness of God {\i endureth} continually.
And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
Incline not my heart to any evil thing,\par\tab To practise deeds of wickedness\par\tab With men that work iniquity:\par\tab And let me not eat of their dainties.