¹² It is not enemies who taunt me—
    I could bear that;
it is not adversaries who deal insolently with me—
    I could hide from them.^(A)
13 But it is you, my equal,
    my companion, my familiar friend,^(B)
14 with whom I kept pleasant company;
    we walked in the house of God with the throng.^(C)

²⁰ My companion laid hands on a friend
    and violated a covenant with me^[a](A)
21 with speech smoother than butter
    but with a heart set on war,
with words that were softer than oil
    but in fact were drawn swords.^(B)

²² Cast your burden^[b] on the Lord,
    and he will sustain you;
he will never permit
    the righteous to be moved.^(C)

²³ But you, O God, will cast them down
    into the lowest pit;
the bloodthirsty and treacherous
    shall not live out half their days.
But I will trust in you.^(D)