Beforethey laydown,the menof the city,the menof Sodom,surroundedthe house,bothyoungand old,allthe peoplefrom every quarter;
Now the menof Sodomwere wickedexceedinglyand sinnersagainst the LORD.
And the LORDsaid,"The outcryof Sodomand Gomorrahis indeedgreat,and their sinis exceedinglygrave.
The wholecongregationof the sonsof IsraelgrumbledagainstMosesand Aaronin the wilderness.
"You shall not followthe massesin doing evil,norshall you testifyin a disputeso as to turnasideaftera multitudein order to pervert[justice];
For they cannotsleepunlessthey doevil;And they are robbedof sleepunlessthey make [someone] stumble.
A heartthat deviseswickedplans,Feetthat runrapidlyto evil,
The prophetsprophesyfalsely,And the priestsruleon their [own] authority;And My peopleloveit so!But whatwill you doat the endof it?
Concerningevil,both handsdoit well.The princeasks,also the judge,for a bribe,And a greatmanspeaksthe desireof his soul;So they weaveit together.
"THEIR FEETARE SWIFTTO SHEDBLOOD,
While they were celebrating,behold,the menof the city,certainworthlessfellows,surroundedthe house,poundingthe door;and they spoketo the ownerof the house,the oldman,saying,"Bringout the manwhocameinto your housethat we may haverelationswith him."
