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Everyone lies to his neighbors.
    They say one thing and mean another.

The Lord will stop those lying lips.
    He will cut off those bragging tongues.
They say, “Our tongues will help us win.
    We can say what we wish. No one is our master.”

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Everyone lies(A) to their neighbor;
    they flatter with their lips
    but harbor deception in their hearts.(B)

May the Lord silence all flattering lips(C)
    and every boastful tongue—(D)
those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;(E)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

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