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“Let everyone (A)beware of his neighbor,
And (B)do not trust any brother,
Because every (C)brother [a]surely supplants,
And every neighbor (D)goes about as a slanderer.
Everyone (E)deceives his neighbor
And does not speak the truth;
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They (F)weary themselves committing iniquity.

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  1. Jeremiah 9:4 Heb sounds like Jacob (a play on words)

“Beware of your friends;(A)
    do not trust anyone in your clan.(B)
For every one of them is a deceiver,[a](C)
    and every friend a slanderer.(D)
Friend deceives friend,(E)
    and no one speaks the truth.(F)
They have taught their tongues to lie;(G)
    they weary themselves with sinning.

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  1. Jeremiah 9:4 Or a deceiving Jacob