while the land belonged to a powerful man and an influential man lived on it.
The head is the elder, the honoured one; the tail is the prophet, the one teaching lies.
Both hands are good at accomplishing evil: the official and the judge demand a bribe; when the powerful man communicates his evil desire, they plot it together.
commanders of fifty and dignitaries, counsellors, cunning magicians, and necromancers.
because I greatly feared the crowds and because the contempt of the clans terrified me, so I grew silent and would not go outside?
Would you show partiality to him or argue the case in his defence?
The earth is handed over to the wicked; he blindfolds its judges. If it isn’t he, then who is it?
He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows established leaders.