³ “They make ready their tongue
    like a bow, to shoot lies;^(A)
it is not by truth
    that they triumph^[a] in the land.
They go from one sin to another;
    they do not acknowledge^(B) me,”
declares the Lord.

⁵ Friend deceives friend,^(A)
    and no one speaks the truth.^(B)
They have taught their tongues to lie;^(C)
    they weary themselves with sinning.

³ May the Lord silence all flattering lips^(A)
    and every boastful tongue—^(B)
4 those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;^(C)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”