1. Look, the Lord’s hand is not too weak to deliver you;his ear is not too deaf to hear you.
2. But your sinful acts have alienated you from your God;your sins have caused him to reject you and not listen to your prayers.
3. For your hands are stained with bloodand your fingers with sin;your lips speak lies,your tongue utters malicious words.
4. No one is concerned about justice;no one sets forth his case truthfully.They depend on false words and tell lies;they conceive of oppressionand give birth to sin.
5. They hatch the eggs of a poisonous snakeand spin a spider’s web.Whoever eats their eggs will die,a poisonous snake is hatched.
6. Their webs cannot be used for clothing;they cannot cover themselves with what they make.Their deeds are sinful;they commit violent crimes.