His mouth with cursing, fraud, deceit, is fill'd abundantly; And underneath his tongue there is mischief and vanity.
Behold, he with iniquity doth travail, as in birth; A mischief he conceived hath, and falsehood shall bring forth.
O free me from strange children's hand, whose mouth speaks vanity; And their right hand a right hand is that works deceitfully.
As for the head and chief of those about that compass me, Ev'n by the mischief of their lips let thou them cover'd be.
Much like unto a serpent's tongue their tongues they sharp do make; And underneath their lips there lies the poison of a snake.
They are corrupt; their talk of wrong both lewd and lofty is.
Who do their tongues with malice whet, and make them cut like swords; In whose bent bows are arrows set, ev'n sharp and bitter words:
For their mouth's sin, and for the words that from their lips do fly, Let them be taken in their pride; because they curse and lie.
Thou lovest all-devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Words from his mouth proceeding are, fraud and iniquity: He to be wise, and to do good, hath left off utterly.
Whose mouth speaks vanity; And their right hand is a right hand that works deceitfully.
They only plot to cast him down from his excellency: They joy in lies; with mouth they bless, but they curse inwardly.
The wicked men estranged are, ev'n from the very womb; They, speaking lies, do stray as soon as to the world they come.
More smooth than butter were his words, while in his heart was war; His speeches were more soft than oil, and yet drawn swords they are.
To see me if he comes, he speaks vain words: but then his heart Heaps mischief to it, which he tells, when forth he doth depart.
Unto his neighbour ev'ry one doth utter vanity: They with a double heart do speak, and lips of flattery.
For in their mouth there is no truth, their inward part is ill; Their throat's an open sepulchre, their tongue doth flatter still.
Thou giv'st thy mouth to ill, thy tongue deceit doth frame;
In wrath consume them, them consume, that so they may not be: And that in Jacob God doth rule to th' earth's ends let them see.