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;^[a]
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)