In pridethe wickedhotlypursuethe afflicted;Let them be caughtin the plotswhichthey have devised.
[On account of] the sinof their mouth[and] the wordsof their lips,Let them even be caughtin their pride,And on accountof cursesand lieswhich they utter.
Let not the footof pridecomeupon me, And let not the handof the wickeddriveme away.
His mischiefwill returnupon his own head,And his violencewill descendupon his own pate.
His own iniquitieswill capturethe wicked,And he will be heldwith the cordsof his sin.
Be suretyfor Your servantfor good;Do not let the arrogantoppressme.
Let the lyinglipsbe mute,Which speakarrogantlyagainstthe righteousWith prideand contempt.
The proudhave hiddena trapfor me, and cords;They have spreada netby the wayside;They have setsnaresfor me. Selah.
The arroganthave dugpitsfor me, [Men] whoare not in accord with Your law.
The arroganthave forgeda lieagainstme; With all[my] heartI will observeYour precepts.
Azariahthe sonof Hoshaiah,and Johananthe sonof Kareah,and allthe arrogantmensaidto Jeremiah,"You are tellinga lie!The LORDour Godhas not sentyou to say,'You are not to enterEgyptto residethere';
"Those who seeyou will gazeat you, They will ponderoveryou, [saying], 'Is thisthe manwho made the earthtremble,Who shookkingdoms,
"But you saidin your heart,I will ascendto heaven;I will raisemy throneabovethe starsof God,And I will siton the mountof assemblyIn the recessesof the north.
Ohthat my waysmay be establishedTo keepYour statutes!
"NowI knowthat the LORDis greaterthanallthe gods;indeed,it was provenwhenthey dealtproudlyagainstthe people."
"Stillyou exaltyourself against My peopleby not lettingthem go.
Becausehe did not rememberto showlovingkindness,But persecutedthe afflictedand needyman,And the despondentin heart,to put[them] to death.
