³ Will he make many pleas to you?
    Will he speak to you soft words?

^10 (A)who say to ^(B)the seers, “Do not see,”
    and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us what is right;
speak to us ^(C)smooth things,
    prophesy illusions,

²³ The poor use entreaties,
    but ^(A)the rich answer roughly.

15 ^(A)A soft answer turns away wrath,
    but ^(B)a harsh word stirs up anger.

²¹ His ^(A)speech was ^(B)smooth as butter,
    yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
    yet they were ^(C)drawn swords.