1-2. Bilious and bloated, they gas,“God is gone.”It’s poison gas—they foul themselves, they poisonRivers and skies;thistles are their cash crop.God sticks his head out of heaven.He looks around.He’s looking for someone not stupid—one man, even, God-expectant,just one God-ready woman.
3. He comes up empty. A stringof zeros. Useless, unshepherdedSheep, taking turns pretendingto be Shepherd.The ninety and ninefollow the one.
4. Don’t they know anything,all these impostors?Don’t they knowthey can’t get away with this,Treating people like a fast-food mealover which they’re too busy to pray?
5. Night is coming for them, and nightmare—a nightmare they’ll never wake up from.God will make hash of these squatters,send them packing for good.
6. Is there anyone around to save Israel?God turns life around.Turned-around Jacob skips rope,turned-around Israel sings laughter.