¹¹ If the serpent bites before it is ^(A)charmed,
    there is no advantage to the charmer.

¹⁷ For behold, I am sending among you ^(A)serpents,
    adders ^(B)that cannot be charmed,
    ^(C)and they shall bite you,”
declares the Lord.

^4 (A)They have venom like the venom of a serpent,
    like the deaf adder that stops its ear,
⁵ so that it ^(B)does not hear the voice of charmers
    or of the cunning enchanter.

³ who ^(A)whet their tongues like swords,
    who ^(B)aim bitter words like arrows,

² Your ^(A)tongue plots destruction,
    like ^(B)a sharp razor, you ^(C)worker of deceit.

^21 (A)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
    and those who love it will eat its fruits.