³ “They ^(A)bend their tongues like their bows;
Lies and not truth prevail in the land;
For they ^(B)proceed from evil to evil,
And they ^(C)do not know Me,” declares the Lord.
⁴ “Let everyone ^(D)be on guard against his neighbor,
And ^(E)do not trust any brother;
Because every ^(F)brother utterly ^[a]betrays,
And every neighbor ^(G)goes about as a slanderer.
⁵ Everyone ^(H)deceives his neighbor
And does not speak the truth.
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They ^(I)weary themselves committing wrongdoing.