⁴ “Beware of your friends;^(A)
    do not trust anyone in your clan.^(B)
For every one of them is a deceiver,^[a](C)
    and every friend a slanderer.^(D)
5 Friend deceives friend,^(E)
    and no one speaks the truth.^(F)
They have taught their tongues to lie;^(G)
    they weary themselves with sinning.
⁶ You^[b] live in the midst of deception;^(H)
    in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”
declares the Lord.

“‘They misled you and overcame you—
    those trusted friends^(B) of yours.
Your feet are sunk in the mud;^(C)
    your friends have deserted you.’