9. They set their mouth against the heavens. Against
God himself they aim their blasphemies. One would think, to hear them, that
they were demigods themselves, for they speak as from a sublime elevation. Yet
they might let God alone, for their pride will make them enemies enough without
their defying him. And their tongue walketh through the earth. Like the
serpent, they go nowhere without leaving their slime behind them; they are
beyond measure worthy of all honor, and all the rest of mankind, except for a
few of their parasites, are fools, hypocrites, or worse. When these men’s
tongues are out for a walk, it is impossible altogether to avoid them. The city
is not free from them, and the village swarms with them.
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