An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.
They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them.
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, But such as keep the law contend with them.
Who say to the seers, “Do not see,” And to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us right things; Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits.
The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?
God has delivered me to the ungodly, And turned me over to the hands of the wicked.
The simple believes every word, But the prudent considers well his steps.