Simeon and Levi are brothers, weapons of violence are their knives! ¹ 

although ¹  there is no violence in my hands and my prayer is pure.

You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, ¹  but you establish a reign of violence. ² 

For you will pay in full for your violent acts against Lebanon; ¹  terrifying judgment will come upon you because of the way you destroyed the wild animals living there. ²  You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.

The earth was ruined ¹  in the sight of ²  God; the earth was filled with violence. ³ 

If a false ¹  witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime, ² 

He delivers me from my enemies; ¹  you snatch me away ²  from those who attack me; ³  you rescue me from violent men.

“If ¹  I cry out, ²  ‘Violence!’ ³  I receive no answer; ⁴  I cry for help, but there is no justice.

He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans ¹  and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head. ² 

The Lord approves of ¹  the godly, ²  but he ³  hates ⁴  the wicked and those who love to do violence. ⁵ 

Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me. ¹ 

Violent men perjure themselves, ¹  and falsely accuse me. ² 

From harm and violence he will defend them; ¹  he will value their lives. ² 

Arrogance is their necklace, ¹  and violence their clothing. ² 

Remember your covenant promises, ¹  for the dark regions of the earth are full of places where violence rules. ² 

Do not envy a violent man, ¹  and do not choose to imitate ²  any of his ways;

For they eat bread ¹  gained from wickedness ²  and drink wine obtained from violence. ³ 

Blessings ¹  are on the head of the righteous, but the speech ²  of the wicked conceals ³  violence. ⁴ 

The teaching ¹  of the righteous is a fountain of life, ²  but the speech ³  of the wicked conceals ⁴  violence. ⁵ 

From the fruit of his speech ¹  a person eats good things, ²  but the faithless ³  desire ⁴  the fruit of violence. ⁵