You loveevilmorethangood,Falsehoodmorethanspeakingwhatis right.Selah.
They have counseledonlyto thrusthim downfrom his highposition;They delightin falsehood;They blesswith their mouth,But inwardlythey curse.Selah.
The soulof the wickeddesiresevil;His neighborfindsnofavorin his eyes.
"For My peopleare foolish,They knowMe not; They are stupidchildrenAnd havenounderstanding.They are shrewdto doevil,But to dogoodthey do not know."
"Their tongueis a deadlyarrow;It speaksdeceit;With his mouthone speakspeaceto his neighbor,But inwardlyhe setsan ambushfor him.
"You who hategoodand loveevil,Who tearofftheir skinfrom them And their fleshfrom their bones,
"You are of [your] fatherthe devil,and you wantto dothe desiresof your father.He was a murdererfrom the beginning,and does not standin the truthbecausethere is notruthin him. Wheneverhe speaksa lie,he speaksfrom his own[nature], for he is a liarand the fatherof lies.
For they exchangedthe truthof Godfor a lie,and worshipedand servedthe creaturerather thanthe Creator,whois blessedforever.Amen.
treacherous,reckless,conceited,lovers of pleasureratherthanlovers of God,
Outsideare the dogsand the sorcerersand the immoral personsand the murderersand the idolaters,and everyonewho lovesand practiceslying.
