² How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?

¹⁶ And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;

⁷ And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

⁸ (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

⁶ And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

⁷ For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

⁸ But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

¹⁸ There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

³ Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

⁷ Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

²¹ The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

¹⁰ As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?

¹ How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

² Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

³ My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?

² As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

² How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.

² How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?

¹⁰ And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?