⁴ those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;^(A)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

⁵ “Because the poor are plundered^(A) and the needy groan,^(B)
    I will now arise,^(C)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them^(D) from those who malign them.”