Psalms 12:3-6

³May the Lord cut off all the flattering lips, and the tongue that utters arrogance,

⁴they declare, “Our tongue is our strength, our allies our lips: who is lord over us?”

⁵“The poor are despoiled, and the needy are sighing; so now I will act,” the Lord declares “And place them in the safety they long for.”

⁶The words of the Lord are words that are pure, silver smelted, seven times refined.