<p class="poetry">Will you speak wickedly<n id="1" /> on God&#8217;s behalf?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Will you speak deceitfully for him?p>

<p class="poetry">They were unfaithful<n id="1" /> and acted as treacherously as<n id="2" /> their ancestors;p> <p class="poetry">they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Laziness brings on<n id="1" /> a deep sleep,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and the idle person<n id="3" /> will go hungry.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">my<n id="1" /> lips will not speak wickedness,p> <p class="poetry">and my tongue will whisper<n id="2" /> no deceit.p>

<p class="poetry">Your tongue carries out your destructive plans;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I said,<n id="1" /> &#8220;O <sc>Lord,sc> rescue me<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">from those who lie with their lips<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and those who deceive with their tongue.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">How will he severely punish you,p> <p class="poetry">you deceptive talker?<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who is lazy<n id="1" /> becomes poor,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the one who works diligently<n id="3" /> becomes wealthy.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The lazy person does not roast<n id="1" /> his prey,p> <p class="poetry">but personal possessions<n id="2" /> are precious to the diligent.p>

<p class="bodytext">From the Israelites: from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkijah, and Benaiah.p>

<p class="poetry">How blessed is the one<n id="1" /> whose wrongdoing the <sc>Lordsc> does not punish,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">in whose spirit there is no deceit.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Deceitful people will not live in my palace.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Liars will not be welcome in my presence.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s work!p> <p class="poetry">A curse on anyone who keeps from carrying out his destruction!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The city&#8217;s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">her inhabitants lie,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">their tongues speak deceptive words.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">They turn to Baal;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">they are like an unreliable bow.p> <p class="poetry">Their leaders will fall by the swordp> <p class="poetry">because their prayers to Baal<n id="2" /> have made me angry.p> <p class="poetry">So people will disdain them in the land of Egypt.<n id="3" />p>