The wickedstrutabout on everysideWhen vilenessis exaltedamong the sonsof men.
"Fools,eventhosewithouta name,They were scourgedfrom the land.
If a rulerpaysattentionto falsehood,Allhis ministers[become] wicked.
"In his placea despicableperson will arise,on whom the honorof kingshiphas not been conferred,but he will comein a timeof tranquilityand seizethe kingdomby intrigue.
Ephraimis oppressed,crushedin judgment,Becausehe was determinedto follow[man's] command.
"The statutesof OmriAnd allthe worksof the houseof Ahabare observed;And in their devicesyou walk.ThereforeI will giveyou up for destructionAnd your inhabitantsfor derision,And you will bearthe reproachof My people."
