A lyingtonguehatesthose it crushes,And a flatteringmouthworksruin.
Then she spoketo him with thesewords,"The Hebrewslave,whomyou broughtto us, camein to me to makesportof me;
To deliveryou from the strangewoman,From the adulteresswho flatterswith her words;
A manwho flattershis neighborIs spreadinga netfor his steps.
To keepyou from the evilwoman,From the smoothtongueof the adulteress.
That they may keepyou from an adulteress,From the foreignerwho flatterswith her words.
"But as it is, you are seekingto killMe, a manwhohas toldyou the truth,whichI heardfrom God;thisAbrahamdid not do.
