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In his heart he thinks, “I will never be shaken;
I won’t meet trouble, not now or ever.”
His mouth is full of curses, deceit, oppression;
under his tongue, mischief and injustice.
He waits near settlements in ambush
and kills an innocent man in secret;
his eyes are on the hunt for the helpless.

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He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.”
    He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”(A)

His mouth is full(B) of lies and threats;(C)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.(D)
He lies in wait(E) near the villages;
    from ambush he murders the innocent.(F)
His eyes watch in secret for his victims;

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