Their mouths speak untruth; their right hands are raised in lying oaths.
But Abram replied to the king of Sodom: “I have sworn to the Lord, God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth,
Their mouths are full of oaths, violence, and lies; discord and evil are under their tongues.
So with raised hand he swore he would destroy them in the desert,
Help, Lord, for no one loyal remains; the faithful have vanished from the children of men.
My enemies say bad things against me: ‘When will he die and his name be forgotten?’
No, you freely engage in crime; your hands dispense violence to the earth.
How long will you set yourself against a man? You shall all be destroyed, Like a sagging wall or a tumbled down fence!
He is chasing ashes! A deluded mind has led him astray; He cannot save himself, does not say, “This thing in my right hand—is it not a fraud?”
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For I raise my hand to the heavens and will say: As surely as I live forever,