There is only cursing,[a] lying and murder,
    stealing and adultery;
they break all bounds,
    and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
Because of this the land dries up,
    and all who live in it waste away;
the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
    and the fish in the sea are swept away.

‘But let no one bring a charge,
    let no one accuse another,
for your people are like those
    who bring charges against a priest.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:2 That is, to pronounce a curse on