3109. About those who are in the zenith, up high
Those up high in the zenith are they who in their life had been hypocrites, outwardly seeming like angels, but inwardly being wolves. They flatter, as was told [3090], which the gentleness of their influence also showed, but they lie in wait deceitfully, and as often as there is an opportunity and they see a person slipping, they work hard to cause the person to fall headlong. I have spoken with some, and they are present as I write,