⁴ I am in the midst of lions;^(A)
    I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
    whose tongues are sharp swords.^(B)

⁷ See what they spew from their mouths^(A)—
    the words from their lips are sharp as swords,^(B)
    and they think, “Who can hear us?”^(C)

³ They sharpen their tongues like swords^(A)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.^(B)