The wicked are (A)estranged from the womb;
    they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
(B)They have venom like the venom of a serpent,
    like the deaf adder that stops its ear,
so that it (C)does not hear the voice of charmers
    or of the cunning enchanter.

O God, (D)break the teeth in their mouths;
    tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!

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Even from birth the wicked go astray;
    from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
Their venom is like the venom of a snake,(A)
    like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
that will not heed(B) the tune of the charmer,(C)
    however skillful the enchanter may be.

Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;(D)
    Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!(E)

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