²⁷ A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.

⁶ And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.

¹³ See, is it not the pleasure of the Lord of armies that the peoples are working for the fire and using themselves up for nothing?

¹⁸ Cursed are those who make use of ox-cords for pulling the evil thing, and the bands of a young ox for their sin!

¹⁴ His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

¹² A good-for-nothing man is an evil-doer; he goes on his way causing trouble with false words;

⁴ If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;

⁴ My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.

² Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

³ You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)

⁴ Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.

¹⁴ With your hand, O Lord, from men, even men of the world, whose heritage is in this life, and whom you make full with your secret wealth: they are full of children; after their death their offspring take the rest of their goods.

¹⁵ As for me, I will see your face in righteousness: when I am awake it will be joy enough for me to see your form.

¹ Now by chance there was present a good-for-nothing person named Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he, sounding the horn, said, We have no part in David, or any interest in the son of Jesse: let every man go to his tent, O Israel.

¹⁷ So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.