Please listen to my argument, and pay attention to my plea.
“Listen carefully to my words. Hear my declaration.
I wish you would keep silent. For you, that would be wisdom.
“Will you talk wickedly for God and talk deceitfully on his behalf?
“Listen to my words, you wise men. Open your ears to me, you intelligent men.
When Jotham was told about this, he went to a high spot on Mount Gerizim. He shouted to them, “Listen to me, you citizens of Shechem, so that God might listen to you.
