³ whose tongue utters no slander,^(A)
    who does no wrong to a neighbor,
    and casts no slur on others;

¹³ For I hear many whispering,^(A)
    “Terror on every side!”^(B)
They conspire against me^(C)
    and plot to take my life.^(D)

⁶ When one of them comes to see me,
    he speaks falsely,^(A) while his heart gathers slander;^(B)
    then he goes out and spreads^(C) it around.

⁵ Whoever slanders their neighbor^(A) in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes^(B) and a proud heart,
    I will not tolerate.

²⁸ They are all hardened rebels,^(A)
    going about to slander.^(B)
They are bronze and iron;^(C)
    they all act corruptly.

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)