The northwindbringsforthrain,And a backbitingtongue,an angrycountenance.
"Out of the northcomesgolden[splendor]; AroundGodis awesomemajesty.
"Out of the southcomesthe storm,And out of the norththe cold.
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;
Like godlessjestersat a feast,They gnashedat me with their teeth.
For lackof woodthe firegoesout, And where thereis nowhisperer,contentionquietsdown.
slanderers,haters of God,insolent,arrogant,boastful,inventorsof evil,disobedientto parents,
For I am afraidthat perhapswhen I comeI may findyou to be not whatI wishand may be foundby you to be not whatyou wish;that perhaps[there will be] strife,jealousy,angry tempers,disputes,slanders,gossip,arrogance,disturbances;
