They sharpentheir tonguesas a serpent;Poisonof a viperis undertheir lips.Selah.
Then the LORDGodsaidto the woman,"Whatis thisyou have done?"And the womansaid,"The serpentdeceivedme, and I ate."
My soulis amonglions;I must lieamong those who breatheforthfire,[Even] the sonsof men,whose teethare spearsand arrowsAnd their tonguea sharpsword.
They have venomlikethe venomof a serpent;Likea deafcobrathat stopsup its ear,
Behold,they belchforthwith their mouth;Swordsare in their lips,For, [they say], "Whohears?"
Thereis one who speaksrashlylike the thrustsof a sword,But the tongueof the wisebringshealing.
At the lastit biteslike a serpentAnd stingslike a viper.
Who [with] perversityin his heartcontinuallydevisesevil,Who spreadsstrife.
Transgressingand denyingthe LORD,And turningawayfrom our God,Speakingoppressionand revolt,Conceiving[in] and utteringfrom the heartlyingwords.
"They bendtheir tongue[like] their bow;Liesand not truthprevailin the land;For they proceedfrom evilto evil,And they do not knowMe," declaresthe LORD.
"Everyonedeceiveshis neighborAnd does not speakthe truth,They have taughttheir tongueto speaklies;They wearythemselves committinginiquity.
The lipsof my assailantsand their whispering[Are] againstme alldaylong.
"You broodof vipers,howcanyou, beingevil,speakwhat is good?For the mouthspeaksout of that which fillsthe heart.
But I am afraidthat, as the serpentdeceivedEveby his craftiness,your mindswill be led astrayfrom the simplicityand purity[of devotion] to Christ.
