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He says
"The wicked man says"
throughout all generations
This probably simply means "forever."
I will not meet adversity
Experiencing adversity is spoken of as meeting it. AT: "I will not have any troubles" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
His mouth is full of cursing and deceptive, harmful words
What people say is spoken of as being in their mouth. AT: "He always curses people and says things that are deceptive and harmful" or "He always curses people, tells lies, and threatens to harm people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
his tongue injures and destroys
Here the tongue represents speaking. AT: or "what he says injures and destroys people" or "he speaks words that threaten and hurt people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)