Hear now my argument and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
“Hear my words, you wise men, and give ear to me, you who know;
When it was told to Jotham, he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim and cried aloud and said to them, “Listen to me, you leaders of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
Oh that you would keep silent, and it would be your wisdom!
Will you speak falsely for God and speak deceitfully for him?
Keep listening to my words, and let my declaration be in your ears.