³ May the Lord cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.^(A)
4 They say, ‘Through our tongues we have power;
our lips are our own – who can be our master? ’^(B)

⁸ They mock, and they speak maliciously;
they arrogantly threaten oppression.^(A)
9 They set their mouths against heaven,
and their tongues strut across the earth.^(B)