¹⁶ They do not turn to the Most High;^(A)
    they are like a faulty bow.^(B)
Their leaders will fall by the sword
    because of their insolent^(C) words.
For this they will be ridiculed^(D)
    in the land of Egypt.^(E)

⁵⁷ Like their ancestors^(A) they were disloyal and faithless,
    as unreliable as a faulty bow.^(B)

“You will drink your sister’s cup,
    a cup large and deep;
it will bring scorn and derision,^(A)
    for it holds so much.^(B)

⁹ Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
    and their tongues take possession of the earth.

⁶ Even if they escape from destruction,
    Egypt will gather them,^(A)
    and Memphis^(B) will bury them.^(C)
Their treasures of silver^(D) will be taken over by briers,
    and thorns^(E) will overrun their tents.

⁴ those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;^(A)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”