He said, “This is Miss Wickedness.” He pushed her back down into the basket and clamped the lead lid over her.
“He wove my sins into a rope and harnessed me to captivity’s yoke. I’m goaded by cruel taskmasters.
The businessmen engage in wholesale fraud. They love to rip people off! Ephraim boasted, “Look, I’m rich! I’ve made it big! And look how well I’ve covered my tracks: not a hint of fraud, not a sign of sin!”
Then the lid made of lead was removed from the basket—and there was a woman sitting in it!