The best of them is like a (A)briar,
The most upright like a (B)thorn hedge.
The day when you post your watchmen,
Your (C)punishment will come.
Then their (D)confusion will occur.
Do not (E)trust in a neighbor;
Do not have confidence in a friend.
From her who lies in your bosom
Guard [a]your lips.
For (F)son treats father contemptuously,
Daughter rises up against her mother,
Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
(G)A man’s enemies are the men of his own household.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 7:5 Lit openings of your mouth