for she has brought down ¹  many fatally wounded, and all those she has slain are many. ² 

A lying tongue ¹  hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin. ² 

I broke the fangs ¹  of the wicked, and made him drop ²  his prey from his teeth.

His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets. ¹ 

He waits in ambush near the villages; ¹  in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim. ² 

If a ransom is set for him, ¹  then he must pay the redemption for his life according to whatever amount was set for him.

then the community must judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these decisions.

Indeed, she lies in wait like a robber, ¹  and increases the unfaithful ²  among men. ³ 

Woe to the city guilty of bloodshed! ¹  She is full of lies; ²  she is filled with plunder; ³  she has hoarded her spoil! ⁴ 

Whoever shares with a thief ¹  is his own enemy; ²  he hears the oath to testify, ³  but does not talk.

ט (Tet) Those who died by the sword ¹  are better off than those who die of hunger, ²  those who ³  waste away, ⁴  struck down ⁵  from lack of ⁶  food. ⁷ 

I will prepare for them a healthy ¹  planting. They will no longer be victims ²  of famine in the land and will no longer bear the insults of the nations.

Your creditors will suddenly attack; ¹  those who terrify you will spring into action, ²  and they will rob you. ³ 

The people to whom they are prophesying will die through war and famine. Their bodies will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem ¹  and there will be no one to bury them. This will happen to the men and their wives, their sons, and their daughters. ²  For I will pour out on them the destruction they deserve.” ³ 

So ¹  I again considered ²  all the oppression ³  that continually occurs ⁴  on earth. ⁵  This is what I saw: ⁶  The oppressed ⁷  were in tears, ⁸  but no one was comforting them; no one delivers ⁹  them from the power of their oppressors.

He does not allow the wicked to live, ¹  but he gives justice to the poor.

They are absolutely terrified, ¹  for God defends the godly. ² 

The Lord does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed. ¹ 

to deprive a person ¹  of his rights ²  in the presence of the Most High,

But I will bring in your little ones, whom you said would become victims of war, ¹  and they will enjoy ²  the land that you have despised.