⁹ Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
    their heart is filled with malice.
Their throat is an open grave;^(A)
    with their tongues they tell lies.^(B)
10 Declare them guilty, O God!
    Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,^(C)
    for they have rebelled^(D) against you.

² In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,^(A)
    who are caught in the schemes he devises.
³ He boasts^(B) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.^(C)
4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him;
    in all his thoughts there is no room for God.^(D)
5 His ways are always prosperous;
    your laws are rejected by^[a] him;
    he sneers at all his enemies.
⁶ He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
    He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”^(E)

⁷ His mouth is full^(F) of lies and threats;^(G)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.^(H)
8 He lies in wait^(I) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.^(J)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
⁹     like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;^(K)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.^(L)
10 His victims are crushed,^(M) they collapse;
    they fall under his strength.
¹¹ He says to himself, “God will never notice;^(N)
    he covers his face and never sees.”^(O)

² In their own eyes they flatter themselves
    too much to detect or hate their sin.^(D)
3 The words of their mouths^(E) are wicked and deceitful;^(F)
    they fail to act wisely^(G) or do good.^(H)
4 Even on their beds they plot evil;^(I)
    they commit themselves to a sinful course^(J)
    and do not reject what is wrong.^(K)