Hear now my argument and listen to the accusations from my lips.
Pay close attention to my speech, give my statement a hearing.
Oh, that you would be altogether silent; that for you would be wisdom!
Is it for God that you speak falsehood? Is it for him that you utter deceit?
Hear my discourse, you that are wise; you that have knowledge, listen to me!
When this was reported to Jotham, he went and stood at the top of Mount Gerizim and cried out in a loud voice: “Hear me, lords of Shechem, and may God hear you!