So they will make him stumble;Their own tongueis againstthem; Allwho seethem will shakethe head.
"Your own mouthcondemnsyou, and not I; And your own lipstestifyagainst you.
"As for the headof those who surroundme, May the mischiefof their lipscoverthem.
Flashforthlightningand scatterthem; Sendout Your arrowsand confusethem.
Allwho seeme sneerat me; They separatewith the lip,they wagthe head,[saying],
Becauseof allmy adversaries,I have becomea reproach,Especiallyto my neighbors,And an objectof dreadto my acquaintances;Those who seeme in the streetfleefrom me.
The righteouswill seeand fear,And will laughat him, [saying],
[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.
When my enemiesturnback,They stumbleand perishbeforeYou.
An evilmanis ensnaredby the transgressionof his lips,But the righteouswill escapefrom trouble.
A fool'smouthis his ruin,And his lipsare the snareof his soul.
To maketheir landa desolation,[An object of] perpetualhissing;Everyonewho passesby it will be astonishedAnd shakehis head.
"Now was not Israela laughingstockto you? Orwas he caughtamong thieves?For eachtimeyou speakabout him you shake[your head in scorn].
"And it will comeabout that allwho seeyou Will shrinkfrom you and say,'Ninevehis devastated!Whowill grievefor her?' Wherewill I seekcomfortersfor you?"
AllIsraelwho[were] aroundthem fledat their outcry,for they said,"The earthmay swallowus up!"
They saidto Him, "He will bringthosewretchesto a wretchedend,and will rentout the vineyardto othervine-growerswhowill payhim the proceedsat the [proper] seasons."
"He saidto him, 'By your own wordsI will judgeyou, you worthlessslave.Did you knowthat I aman exactingman,takingup whatI did not lay downand reapingwhatI did not sow?
standingat a distancebecauseof the fearof her torment,saying,Woe,woe,the greatcity,Babylon,the strongcity!For in onehouryour judgmenthas come.'
I heardanothervoicefrom heaven,saying,"Comeout of her, my people,sothat you will not participatein her sinsand receiveof her plagues;
