<p class="poetry">The wicked person<n id="1" /> earns<n id="2" /> deceitful wages,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but the one who sows<n id="4" /> righteousness reaps<n id="5" /> a genuine<n id="6" /> reward.<n id="7" />p>

<p class="poetry">The faithful witness<n id="1" /> tells what is right,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but a false witness<n id="3" /> speaks<n id="4" /> deceit.p>

<p class="poetry">The one who tells the truth<n id="1" /> will endure forever,p> <p class="poetry">but the one who lies<n id="2" /> will last only for a moment.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> abhors a person who lies,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but those who deal truthfully<n id="3" /> are his delight.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The righteous person hates anything false,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">A truthful witness<n id="1" /> does not lie,p> <p class="poetry">but a false witness<n id="2" /> breathes out lies.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">A false witness<n id="1" /> will not go unpunished,p> <p class="poetry">and the one who spouts out<n id="2" /> lies will not escape punishment.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">A false witness will not go unpunished,p> <p class="poetry">and the one who spouts out<n id="1" /> lies will perish.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Bread gained by deceit<n id="1" /> tastes sweet to a person,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Making a fortune<n id="1" /> by a lying tongue is like<n id="2" /> a vapor driven back and forth;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">they seek death.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">so is the one who boasts<n id="2" /> of a gift not given.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">A lying tongue<n id="1" /> hates those crushed by it,p> <p class="poetry">and a flattering mouth works ruin.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">If a ruler listens to<n id="1" /> lies,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">all his ministers<n id="3" /> will be wicked.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">These people make promises in the name of the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">But the fact is,<n id="2" /> what they swear to is really a lie.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

Make the work harder<n id="1" /> for the men so they will keep at it<n id="2" /> and pay no attention to lying words!&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

Keep your distance<n id="1" /> from a false charge<n id="2" /> &#8211; do not kill the innocent and the righteous,<n id="3" /> for I will not justify the wicked.<n id="4" />p>

You must not swear falsely<n id="1" /> in my name, so that you do not profane<n id="2" /> the name of your God. I am the <sc>Lordsc>.

<p class="poetry">Do not turn me over to my enemies,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">May lying lips be silenced &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">lips<n id="1" /> that speak defiantly against the innocent<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">with arrogance and contempt!p>

<p class="poetry">Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason<n id="1" /> gloat<n id="2" /> over me!p> <p class="poetry">Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!<n id="3" />p>