1. Indeed, the Lord’s hand is not too short to save, and His ear is not too deaf to hear.
2. But your iniquities have built barriersbetween you and your God,and your sins have made Him hide His face from you so that He does not listen.
3. For your hands are defiled with bloodand your fingers, with iniquity;your lips have spoken lies,and your tongues mutter injustice.
4. No one makes claims justly;no one pleads honestly.They trust in empty and worthless words;they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.
5. They hatch viper’s eggsand weave spider’s webs.Whoever eats their eggs will die;crack one open, and a viper is hatched.
6. Their webs cannot become clothing,and they cannot cover themselves with their works.Their works are sinful works,and violent acts are in their hands.