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I lie down among lions
    that greedily devour[a] human prey;
their teeth are spears and arrows,
    their tongues sharp swords.(A)

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  1. 57.4 Cn: Heb are aflame for

They have venom like the venom of a serpent,
    like the deaf adder that stops its ear,(A)

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but no one can tame the tongue—a restless[a] evil, full of deadly poison.(A)

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  1. 3.8 Other ancient authorities read uncontrollable