Both hands are skilled in doing evil;(A)
    the ruler demands gifts,
the judge accepts bribes,(B)
    the powerful dictate what they desire—
    they all conspire together.
The best of them is like a brier,(C)
    the most upright worse than a thorn(D) hedge.
The day God visits you has come,
    the day your watchmen sound the alarm.
    Now is the time of your confusion.(E)
Do not trust a neighbor;
    put no confidence in a friend.(F)
Even with the woman who lies in your embrace
    guard the words of your lips.
For a son dishonors his father,
    a daughter rises up against her mother,(G)
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
    a man’s enemies are the members of his own household.(H)

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