耶和华阿，求袮帮助，因虔诚人断绝了。世人中间的忠信人没有了。
(Help, LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.)
人人向邻舍说谎。他们说话，是嘴唇油滑，心口不一。
(Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception.)

凡油滑的嘴唇，和夸大的舌头，耶和华必要剪除。
(May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue
他们曾说，我们必能以舌头得胜。我们的嘴唇是我们自己的。谁能作我们的主呢？
(that says, "We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips--who is our master?")

耶和华说，因为困苦人的冤屈，和贫穷人的叹息，我现在要起来，把他安置在他所切慕的稳妥之地。
("Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD.
"I will protect them from those who malign them.")
耶和华的言语，是纯净的言语。如同银子在泥炉中炼过七次。
(And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times.)

耶和华阿，袮必保护他们。袮必保佑他们永远脱离这世代的人。
(O LORD, you will keep us safe and protect us from such people forever.)
下流人在世人中升高，就有恶人到处游行。
(The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.)