⁹ Even my close friend,^(A)
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned^[a] against me.^(B)

¹² If an enemy were insulting me,
    I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
    I could hide.
¹³ But it is you, a man like myself,
    my companion, my close friend,^(A)
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship^(B)
    at the house of God,^(C)
as we walked about
    among the worshipers.

²⁰ My companion attacks his friends;^(A)
    he violates his covenant.^(B)
21 His talk is smooth as butter,^(C)
    yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,^(D)
    yet they are drawn swords.^(E)

²² Cast your cares on the Lord
    and he will sustain you;^(F)
he will never let
    the righteous be shaken.^(G)

¹⁹ All my intimate friends^(A) detest me;^(B)
    those I love have turned against me.^(C)

⁷ All your allies^(A) will force you to the border;
    your friends will deceive and overpower you;
those who eat your bread^(B) will set a trap for you,^[a]
    but you will not detect it.