³ Do not drag me away with the wicked,
    with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
    but harbor malice in their hearts.^(A)

⁴ I am in the midst of lions;^(A)
    I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
    whose tongues are sharp swords.^(B)

⁷ See what they spew from their mouths^(A)—
    the words from their lips are sharp as swords,^(B)
    and they think, “Who can hear us?”^(C)