"Let everyonebe on guardagainsthis neighbor,And do not trustanybrother;Becauseeverybrotherdealscraftily,And everyneighborgoesabout as a slanderer.
He said,"Your nameshall nolongerbe Jacob,but Israel;for you have strivenwith Godand with menand have prevailed."
Whoever secretlyslandershis neighbor,him I will destroy;Noone who has a haughtylookand an arrogantheartwill I endure.
He does not slanderwith his tongue,Nordoesevilto his neighbor,Nortakesup a reproachagainsthis friend;
He who concealshatred[has] lyinglips,And he who spreadsslanderis a fool.
[Like] a cluband a swordand a sharparrowIs a manwho bearsfalse~witnessagainst his neighbor.
For they cannotsleepunlessthey doevil;And they are robbedof sleepunlessthey make [someone] stumble.
For they eatthe breadof wickednessAnd drinkthe wineof violence.
Thereare sixthingswhich the LORDhates,Yes, sevenwhich are an abominationto Him:
A false witness[who] utterslies,And one who spreadsstrifeamongbrothers.
Transgressingand denyingthe LORD,And turningawayfrom our God,Speakingoppressionand revolt,Conceiving[in] and utteringfrom the heartlyingwords.
For those who guidethispeopleare leading[them] astray;And those who are guidedby them are broughtto confusion.
"For evenyour brothersand the householdof your father,Eventhey have dealttreacherouslywith you, Eventhey have criedaloudafteryou. Do not believethem, althoughthey may saynicethingsto you."
Allof them are stubbornlyrebellious,Goingabout as a talebearer.[They are] bronzeand iron;They, allof them, are corrupt.
"Their tongueis a deadlyarrow;It speaksdeceit;With his mouthone speakspeaceto his neighbor,But inwardlyhe setsan ambushfor him.
"Slanderousmenhave beenin you for the purposeof sheddingblood,and in you they have eatenat the mountain[shrines]. In your midstthey have committedactsof lewdness.
You shall not goabout as a slandereramong your people,and you are not to actagainstthe lifeof your neighbor;I am the LORD.
"Do we not allhave onefather?Has not oneGodcreatedus? Whydo we dealtreacherouslyeachagainst his brotherso as to profanethe covenantof our fathers?
"But bewareof men,for they will handyou over to [the] courtsand scourgeyou in their synagogues;
"Brotherwill betraybrotherto death,and a father[his] child;and childrenwill riseup againstparentsand cause them to be put to death.
"But you will be betrayedevenby parentsand brothersand relativesand friends,and they will put [some] of you to death,
[and] that noman transgressand defraudhis brotherin the matterbecausethe Lordis [the] avengerin allthese things,justas we alsotold you beforeand solemnly warned[you].
