A dishonest witness makes fun of what is right. The mouths of those who do wrong gulp down evil.

匪徒作见证戏笑公平；恶人的口吞下罪孽。

卑劣的见证嘲笑公平，恶人的口吞下罪孽。

卑劣的见证嘲笑公平，恶人的口吞下罪孽。

作伪证者嘲讽公义，恶人的口吞吃罪恶。

无赖作见证，嘲笑公平，恶人的口，吞吃罪孽。

卑劣的见证人，讥讽公正；恶人的口，吞尽邪恶。

匪徒作見證戲笑公平；惡人的口吞下罪孽。

卑劣的見證嘲笑公平，惡人的口吞下罪孽。

卑劣的見證嘲笑公平，惡人的口吞下罪孽。

作偽證者嘲諷公義，惡人的口吞吃罪惡。

無賴作見證，嘲笑公平，惡人的口，吞吃罪孽。

無賴的見證褻慢着公平；惡人的口噴吐出奸惡。

卑劣的見證人，譏諷公正；惡人的口，吞盡邪惡。

匪徒作證、戲笑公義、惡人吞食邪慝、

妄證者蔑視義理、作惡者其罪貫盈。

匪類作證、或作妄證者戲笑公義、惡者悅邪慝、如口之甘甘或作好吞美食、

A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.

A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice; the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.

A worthless witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.

A worthless witness makes a mockery of justice, And the mouth of the wicked swallows wrongdoing.

A disreputable witness scorns justice, And the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.

A worthless witness mocks justice, and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.

An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

A crooked witness scorns justice, and the mouth of the wicked devours iniquity.

A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

So he’ll certainly find fault with human beings. After all, they are evil and sinful. They drink up evil as if it were water.

Is there anyone like Job? He accuses God as easily as he drinks water.

“ Anything that is evil tastes sweet to them. They keep it under their tongues for a while.They can’t stand to let it go. So they hold it in their mouths.

Then in secret they talked some men into lying about Stephen. They said,“ We heard Stephen speak evil things against Moses and against God.”So the people were stirred up. The elders and the teachers of the law were stirred up too. They arrested Stephen and brought him to the Sanhedrin.They found witnesses who were willing to tell lies. These liars said,“ This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place. He also speaks against the law.

Sinful people say to themselves,“ God will never notice. He covers his face. He never sees us.”

Everything always goes well for him. So he is proud. He doesn’t want to have anything to do with God’s laws. He makes fun of all his enemies.

They live off the sins of my people. And they want them to keep on sinning.

Listen to the Lord’ s message, you who make fun of the truth. Listen, you who rule over these people in Jerusalem.You brag,“ We have entered into a covenant with the place of the dead. We have made an agreement with the grave. When a terrible plague comes to punish us, it can’t touch us. That’s because we depend on lies to keep us safe. We hide behind what isn’t true.”So the Lord and King speaks. He says,“ Look! I am laying a stone in Zion. It is a stone that has been tested. It is the most important stone for a firm foundation. The one who depends on that stone will never be shaken.I will use a measuring line to prove that you have not been fair. I will use a plumb line to prove that you have not done what is right. Hail will sweep away the lies you depend on to keep you safe. Water will flood your hiding place.Your covenant with death will be called off. The agreement you made with the place of the dead will not stand. When the terrible plague comes to punish you, you will be struck down by it.

Then two worthless and evil men came and sat across from him. They brought charges against Naboth in front of the people. The two men said,“ Naboth has cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city. They killed him by throwing stones at him.

A heart that understands what is right looks for knowledge. But the mouths of foolish people feed on what is foolish.

But put two worthless and evil men in seats across from him. Have them bring charges that he has cursed God and the king. Then take him out of the city. Kill him by throwing stones at him.”

He said,“ In a certain town there was a judge. He didn’t have any respect for God or care about what people thought.A widow lived in that town. She came to the judge again and again. She kept begging him,‘ Make things right for me. Someone is treating me badly.’“ For some time the judge refused. But finally he said to himself,‘ I don’t have any respect for God. I don’t care about what people think.