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26 Hatred can be concealed by pretense,
    but malice will be revealed in the assembly.[a]
27 Whoever digs a pit falls into it;
    and a stone comes back upon the one who rolls it.(A)
28 The lying tongue is its owner’s enemy,
    and the flattering mouth works ruin.

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Footnotes

  1. 26:26 Hate may be concealed for a time, but it will eventually issue in a deed and become known in the public assembly. There is a play on words: the consonants of the word “hatred” (ś’n) are literally concealed in the word “pretense” (mś’n).

26 Their malice may be concealed by deception,
    but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 Whoever digs a pit(A) will fall into it;(B)
    if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.(C)
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
    and a flattering mouth(D) works ruin.

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