²¹ His ^(A)speech was ^(B)smooth as butter,
    yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
    yet they were ^(C)drawn swords.

⁷ There they are, ^(A)bellowing with their mouths
    with ^(B)swords in their lips—
    for ^(C)“Who,” they think,^[a] “will hear us?”

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

^18 (A)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
    but the tongue of the wise brings ^(B)healing.

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

^8 (A)Their tongue is a deadly arrow;
    ^(B)it speaks deceitfully;
with his mouth ^(C)each speaks peace to his neighbor,
    but in his heart ^(D)he plans an ambush for him.