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Micah speaks against the bad leaders of Israel

Then I spoke to the leaders:

Listen to me, I said.
You are the leaders of Jacob's people,
you are the rulers of Israel.
You ought to know what is right or wrong.
But you hate what is good.
And you love what is bad.
You would like to tear the skin off my people,
and pull the meat from their bones.
You look at my people and you are like butchers.
They strip the skin off an animal and they break its bones.
Then they cut the meat into pieces and they cook it in a pot.
They are happy when they eat the meat.

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