## He says ##

"The wicked man says"

## adversity ##

This is a very difficult situation.

## His mouth is full of cursing and deceptive, harmful words ##

The "mouth" represents a place where evil speech comes from. AT: "He is lying and saying evil things about people." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## his tongue injures and destroys ##

Here the "tongue" represents his evil speech. AT: "he speaks words that threaten and hurt people."