Sharparrowsof the warrior,With the [burning] coalsof the broomtree.
Your arrowsare sharp;The peoplesfallunderYou; [Your arrows are] in the heartof the King'senemies.
But Godwill breakyou downforever;He will snatchyou up and tearyou awayfrom [your] tent,And uprootyou from the landof the living.Selah.
My soulis amonglions;I must lieamong those who breatheforthfire,[Even] the sonsof men,whose teethare spearsand arrowsAnd their tonguea sharpsword.
Behold,they belchforthwith their mouth;Swordsare in their lips,For, [they say], "Whohears?"
He has also preparedfor Himself deadlyweapons;He makesHis arrowsfieryshafts.
He who despiseshis neighborlackssense,But a manof understandingkeepssilent.
The wickedearnsdeceptivewages,But he who sowsrighteousness[gets] a true reward.
With [his] mouththe godlessmandestroyshis neighbor,But through knowledgethe righteouswill be delivered.
Lyinglipsare an abominationto the LORD,But those who dealfaithfullyare His delight.
A worthlessmandigsup evil,Whilehis wordsare like scorchingfire.
Deathand lifeare in the powerof the tongue,And those who loveit will eatits fruit.
The wordsof a whispererare like daintymorsels,And they godowninto the innermostpartsof the body.
A false witnesswill not gounpunished,And he who tellslieswill not escape.
A false witnesswill not gounpunished,And he who tellslieswill perish.
Thereforethussaysthe LORDof hosts,"Behold,I will refinethem and assaythem; For what[else] can I do,becauseof the daughterof My people?
"But for the cowardlyand unbelievingand abominableand murderersand immoral personsand sorcerersand idolatersand allliars,their part[will be] in the lakethat burnswith fireand brimstone,whichis the seconddeath."
