The man with power possessed the land, and the favored man dwelt in it.
He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.
Will you show partiality toward him, will you plead the case for God?
because I stood in great fear of the multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors—
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; he covers the faces of its judges— if it is not he, who then is it?
On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skilful magician and the expert in charms.
the elder and honored man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;
Their hands are upon what is evil, to do it diligently; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.