³ The ox knows its owner
    and the donkey its master’s crib,
but Israel does not know;
    my people do not understand.^(A)

³ captain of fifty
    and dignitary,
counselor and skillful magician
    and expert enchanter.

¹⁴ So the Lord cut off from Israel head and tail,
    palm branch and reed in one day—^(A)

¹⁵ elders and dignitaries are the head,
    and prophets who teach lies are the tail,^(A)

⁶ My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge!
    Because you have rejected knowledge,
    I reject you from being a priest to me;
and since you have forgotten the law of your God,
    I also will forget your children.^(A)