An evildoerlistensto wickedlips;A liarpaysattentionto a destructivetongue.
"Godhandsme overto ruffiansAnd tossesme into the handsof the wicked.
The naivebelieveseverything,But the sensiblemanconsidershis steps.
Those who forsakethe lawpraisethe wicked,But those who keepthe lawstrivewith them.
Whosayto the seers,"You must not see[visions"]; And to the prophets,"You must not prophesyto us whatis right,Speakto us pleasantwords,Prophesyillusions.
The prophetsprophesyfalsely,And the priestsruleon their [own] authority;And My peopleloveit so!But whatwill you doat the endof it?
They are from the world;thereforethey speak[as] from the world,and the worldlistensto them.
