4. The best of them is like a brier,the most upright of them a thorn hedge.The day of your watchmen, of your punishment, has come; now their confusion is at hand.
5. Put no trust in a neighbor;have no confidence in a friend;guard the doors of your mouthfrom her who lies in your arms;
6. for the son treats the father with contempt,the daughter rises up against her mother,the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.
7. But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation;my God will hear me.
8. Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness,the Lord will be a light to me.
9. I will bear the indignation of the Lordbecause I have sinned against him,until he pleads my causeand executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light;I shall look upon his vindication.
10. Then my enemy will see,and shame will cover her who said to me,“Where is the Lord your God?” My eyes will look upon her;now she will be trampled down like the mire of the streets.