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No one can tell it anything;
    it refuses all correction.
It does not trust in the Lord
    or draw near to its God.
Its leaders are like roaring lions
    hunting for their victims.
Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time,
    who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.
Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain.
    Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God’s instructions.

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She obeys(A) no one,
    she accepts no correction.(B)
She does not trust(C) in the Lord,
    she does not draw near(D) to her God.
Her officials within her
    are roaring lions;(E)
her rulers are evening wolves,(F)
    who leave nothing for the morning.(G)
Her prophets are unprincipled;
    they are treacherous people.(H)
Her priests profane the sanctuary
    and do violence to the law.(I)

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