3 Even from birth the wicked go astray;

from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.

4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake,

like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,

5 that will not heed the tune of the charmer,

however skillful the enchanter may be.

3 The wicked are estranged from the womb;

they go astray from birth, speaking lies.

4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent,

like the deaf adder that stops its ear,

5 so that it does not hear the voice of charmers

or of the cunning enchanter.

3 These wicked people are born sinners;

even from birth they have lied and gone their own way.

4 They spit venom like deadly snakes;

they are like cobras that refuse to listen,

5 ignoring the tunes of the snake charmers,

no matter how skillfully they play.

3 The wicked are estranged from the womb;

They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent;

They are like the deaf cobra that stops its ear,

5 Which will not heed the voice of charmers,

Charming ever so skillfully.

3 From birth, evil people turn away from God;

they wander off and tell lies as soon as they are born.

4 They are like poisonous snakes,

like deaf cobras that stop up their ears

5 so they cannot hear the music of the snake charmer

no matter how well he plays.

3 The wicked are estranged from the womb:

They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent:

They are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear,

5 Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers,

Charming never so wisely.

3 The wicked go astray from the womb; they err as soon as they are born, speaking lies. 4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder which stoppeth her ear; 5 Which doth not hearken to the voice of enchanters, of one charming ever so wisely.

3 ⸤Even⸥ inside the womb wicked people are strangers ⸤to God⸥. 

From their birth liars go astray. 

4 They have poisonous venom like snakes. 

They are like a deaf cobra that shuts its ears 

5 so that it cannot hear the voice of a snake charmer 

or of anyone trained to cast spells. 

3 The wicked go astray from the womb;

liars err from birth.

4 They have venom like the venom of a snake,

like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,

5 that does not listen to the sound of the charmers

who skillfully weave spells.

3 The wicked go astray from the womb;

they err from their birth, speaking lies.

4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent,

like the deaf adder that stops its ear,

5 so that it does not hear the voice of charmers

or of the cunning enchanter.

3 The wicked are estranged from the womb.

They go astray from the belly, speaking lies.

4 Their venom is like snake venom;

They are like a deaf viper that closes its ear

5 so that it does not hear the voice of charmers

or the skilled caster of spells.

3 Even from birth those who are evil go down the wrong path.

From the day they are born they go the wrong way and speak lies.

4 Their words are like the poison of a snake.

They are like the poison of a cobra that has covered up its ears.

5 It won’t listen to any tune of a snake charmer,

even if the charmer really plays well.

3 The wicked are estranged from the womb;

These who speak lies go astray from birth.

4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent;

Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,

5 So that it does not hear the voice of charmers,

Or a skillful caster of spells.