6. I listened carefully, but you did not speak the truth. Not one of you has been sorry for his wickedness; not one of you has asked, ‘What have I done wrong?’ Everyone keeps on going his own way, like a horse rushing into battle.
7. Even storks know when it is time to return; doves, swallows, and thrushes know when it is time to migrate. But, my people, you do not know the laws by which I rule you.
8. How can you say that you are wise, and that you know my laws? Look, the laws have been changed by dishonest scribes.
9. Your wise men are put to shame; they are confused and trapped. They have rejected my words; what wisdom have they got now?
10. So I will give their fields to new owners and their wives to other men. Everyone, great and small, tries to make money dishonestly. Even prophets and priests cheat the people.
11. They act as if my people's wounds were only scratches. ‘All is well,’ they say, when all is not well.