Psalms 73:8
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They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
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These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.
In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.