A manwho flattershis neighborIs spreadinga netfor his steps.
"He who informsagainst friendsfor a share[of the spoil], The eyesof his childrenalso will languish.
They speakfalsehoodto oneanother;With flatteringlipsand with a doubleheartthey speak.
For it flattershim in his [own] eyesConcerning the discoveryof his iniquity[and] the hatred[of it].
Thereis nothingreliablein whatthey say;Their inwardpartis destruction[itself]. Their throatis an opengrave;They flatterwith their tongue.
Indeed,it is uselessto spreadthe [baited] netIn the sightof anybird;
He who goesabout as a slandererrevealssecrets,Therefore do not associatewith a gossip.
A lyingtonguehatesthose it crushes,And a flatteringmouthworksruin.
He who rebukesa manwill afterwardfind[more] favorThanhe who flatterswith the tongue.
With her manypersuasionsshe enticeshim; With her flatteringlipsshe seduceshim.
That they may keepyou from an adulteress,From the foreignerwho flatterswith her words.
"From on highHe sentfireinto my bones,And it prevailed[over them]. He has spreada netfor my feet;He has turnedme back;He has mademe desolate,Faintalldaylong.
Hearthis,O priests!Giveheed,O houseof Israel!Listen,O houseof the king!For the judgmentapplies to you, For you have beena snareat MizpahAnd a netspreadout on Tabor.
For such menare slaves,not of our LordChristbut of their ownappetites;and by their smoothand flattering speechthey deceivethe heartsof the unsuspecting.
For we nevercamewith flatteringspeech,as you know,norwith a pretextfor greed--Godis witness--
So Saul'sservantsspokethesewordsto David.But Davidsaid,"Is it trivialin your sightto becomethe king'sson-in-law,since I ama poormanand lightlyesteemed?"
