Job 41:3

Will he beg you for mercy
or speak softly to you?

His buttery words are smooth,
but war is in his heart.
His words are softer than oil,
but they are drawn swords.

A gentle answer turns away anger,
but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

The poor man pleads,
but the rich one answers roughly.

A ruler can be persuaded through patience,
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

They say to the seers, “Do not see,”
and to the prophets,
“Do not prophesy the truth to us.
Tell us flattering things.
Prophesy illusions.

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Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

His buttery words are smooth,
but war is in his heart.
His words are softer than oil,
but they are drawn swords.

A gentle answer turns away anger,
but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

The poor man pleads,
but the rich one answers roughly.

A ruler can be persuaded through patience,
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

They say to the seers, “Do not see,”
and to the prophets,
“Do not prophesy the truth to us.
Tell us flattering things.
Prophesy illusions.