⁵ As for him who is false to his friend for a reward, light will be cut off from the eyes of his children.

²⁰ But the eyes of the evil-doers will be wasting away; their way of flight is gone, and their only hope is the taking of their last breath.

⁵ For it is common knowledge among you that we never made use of smooth-sounding false words, and God is witness that at no time were we secretly desiring profit for ourselves,

¹⁷ Our eyes are still wasting away in looking for our false help: we have been watching for a nation unable to give salvation.

⁵ A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.

¹⁹ He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide.

² Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit.

³ The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.

²¹ Let me not give respect to any man, or give names of honour to any living.

²² For I am not able to give names of honour to any man; and if I did, my Maker would quickly take me away.

¹² I will not do it in your life-time, because of your father David, but I will take it from your son.

⁶⁵ And even among these nations there will be no peace for you, and no rest for your feet: but the Lord will give you there a shaking heart and wasting eyes and weariness of soul:

⁵ You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters;