12  For it is not an enemy who taunts me—

then I could bear it;

it is not an adversary who ^tdeals insolently with me—

then I could hide from him.

13  ^uBut it is you, a man, my equal,

my companion, my familiar friend.

20  My companion^{1 e}stretched out his hand against his friends;

he violated his covenant.

13  “He has put my ^hbrothers far from me,

and ⁱthose who knew me are wholly estranged from me.

14  My relatives ^jhave failed me,

my close ^kfriends have forgotten me.

19  All my ^pintimate friends abhor me,

and those whom I loved have turned against me.

4  ^rLet everyone beware of his neighbor,

and put no trust in any brother,

for every ^sbrother is a deceiver,

and every neighbor ^tgoes about as a slanderer.

10  ^bFor I hear many whispering.

^cTerror is on every side!

“Denounce him! ^dLet us denounce him!”

say all my ^eclose friends,

^fwatching for ^gmy fall.

“Perhaps he will be deceived;

then ^hwe can overcome him

and take our revenge on him.”

5  ^gPut no trust in a neighbor;

have no confidence in a friend;

guard ^hthe doors of your mouth

from her who lies in your arms;¹