²¹ His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.

²¹ His mouth was smooth as butter,
but his heart was war.
His words were softer than oil,
yet they were drawn swords.

²¹ with speech smoother than butter, but with a heart set on war; with words that were softer than oil, but in fact were drawn swords.