When someone comes to visit, he pretends to be friendly; he thinks of ways to defame me, and when he leaves he slanders me.

他来看我就说假话；他心存奸恶，走到外边才说出来。

当他来看我的时候，说的是假话；他心存奸恶，走到外边才说出来。

当他来看我的时候，说的是假话；他心存奸恶，走到外边才说出来。

他们来看我时，心怀恶意，满口谎言，出去后散布流言。

即使他来看我，说的也是假话；他把奸诈积存在心里，走到外面才说出来。

即使他来看我，也只说假话；他心中积蓄奸恶，走到外面才说出来。

他來看我就說假話；他心存奸惡，走到外邊才說出來。

當他來看我的時候，說的是假話；他心存奸惡，走到外邊才說出來。

當他來看我的時候，說的是假話；他心存奸惡，走到外邊才說出來。

他們來看我時，心懷惡意，滿口謊言，出去後散佈流言。

即使他來看我，說的也是假話；他把奸詐積存在心裡，走到外面才說出來。

就使他來看望，他也是說假話；他把奸惡積在心裏，走出外邊才說出。

即使他來看我，也只說假話；他心中積蓄奸惡，走到外面才說出來。

設彼來見、言則虛妄、心蓄奸惡、出而道之兮、

敵人來見、其言甚甘、其心實險、出而揚予之短兮、

仇敵來見、口出偽言、積蓄惡念在心、及出於外乃揚言之、

不聞敵人。大施譴訶。願彼遄死。厥名消磨。

When one of them comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it around.

When one of them comes to see me, he says things that aren’t true. At the same time, he thinks up lies to tell against me. Then he goes out and spreads those lies around.

And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he goes out, he tells it abroad.

They visit me as if they were my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.

When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully; he stores up evil in his heart; he goes out and talks.

And when he comes to see me, he speaks empty words; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he tells it.

And if he comes to see me, he speaks lies; His heart gathers iniquity to itself; When he goes out, he tells it.

And if he come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully; he stores up evil in his heart; he goes out and talks.

And if he come to see[ me], he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself;[ when] he goeth abroad, he telleth[ it].

If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

The one who hates others disguises it with his lips, but he stores up deceit within him.When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for there are seven abominations within him.Though his hatred may be concealed by deceit, his evil will be uncovered in the assembly.

I have been on journeys many times, in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own countrymen, in dangers from Gentiles, in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers at sea, in dangers from false brothers,

Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.Thus they asked him,“ Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.Is it right for us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar or not?”But Jesus perceived their deceit and said to them,

Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Don’t even share secrets with the one who lies in your arms!For a son thinks his father is a fool, a daughter challenges her mother, and a daughter-in-law her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are his own servants.But I will keep watching for the LORD; I will wait for the God who delivers me. My God will hear my lament.

These two kings, their minds filled with evil intentions, will trade lies with one another at the same table. But it will not succeed, for there is still an end at the appointed time.

When he went out from there, the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, and to ask him hostile questions about many things,plotting against him, to catch him in something he might say.

When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and no breach remained in it( even though up to that time I had not positioned doors in the gates),Sanballat and Geshem sent word to me saying,“ Come on! Let’s set up a time to meet together at Kephirim in the plain of Ono.” Now they intended to do me harm.So I sent messengers to them saying,“ I am engaged in an important work, and I am unable to come down. Why should the work come to a halt when I leave it to come down to you?”They contacted me four times in this way, and I responded the same way each time.The fifth time that Sanballat sent his assistant to me in this way, he had an open letter in his hand.Written in it were the following words:“ Among the nations it is rumored( and Geshem has substantiated this) that you and the Jews have intentions of revolting, and for this reason you are building the wall. Furthermore, according to these rumors you are going to become their king.You have also established prophets to announce in Jerusalem on your behalf,‘ We have a king in Judah!’ Now the king is going to hear about these rumors. So come on! Let’s talk about this.”I sent word back to him,“ We are not engaged in these activities you are describing. All of this is a figment of your imagination.”All of them were wanting to scare us, supposing,“ Their hands will grow slack from the work, and it won’t get done.” So now, strengthen my hands!Then I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel. He was confined to his home. He said,“ Let’s set up a time to meet in the house of God, within the temple. Let’s close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you. It will surely be at night that they will come to kill you.”But I replied,“ Should a man like me run away? Would someone like me flee to the temple in order to save his life? I will not go!”I recognized the fact that God had not sent him, for he had spoken the prophecy against me as a hired agent of Tobiah and Sanballat.He had been hired to scare me so that I would do this and thereby sin. They would thus bring reproach on me and I would be discredited.Remember, O my God, Tobiah and Sanballat in light of these actions of theirs– also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who were trying to scare me!

I hear many whispering words of intrigue against me. Those who would cause me terror are everywhere! They are saying,“ Come on, let’s publicly denounce him!” All my so-called friends are just watching for something that would lead to my downfall. They say,“ Perhaps he can be enticed into slipping up, so we can prevail over him and get our revenge on him.