26. 'For wicked men are found among My people, They watch like fowlers lying in wait; They set a trap, They catch men.
27. 'Like a cage full of birds, So their houses are full of deceit; Therefore they have become great and rich.
28. 'They are fat, they are sleek, They also excel in deeds of wickedness; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the orphan, that they may prosper; And they do not defend the rights of the poor.
29. 'Shall I not punish these people?' declares the Lord, 'On a nation such as this Shall I not avenge Myself?'
30. "An appalling and horrible thing Has happened in the land:
31. The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule on their own authority; And My people love it so! But what will you do at the end of it?