³ Even from birth the wicked go astray;
    from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.

⁴ “Beware of your friends;^(A)
    do not trust anyone in your clan.^(B)
For every one of them is a deceiver,^[a](C)
    and every friend a slanderer.^(D)
5 Friend deceives friend,^(E)
    and no one speaks the truth.^(F)
They have taught their tongues to lie;^(G)
    they weary themselves with sinning.