¹⁷ Let me not be put to shame,^(A) Lord,
    for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
    and be silent^(B) in the realm of the dead.
¹⁸ Let their lying lips^(C) be silenced,
    for with pride and contempt
    they speak arrogantly^(D) against the righteous.