1. Roam the streets of Jerusalem,look about and observe,Search through her squares,to find even oneWho acts justlyand seeks honesty,and I will pardon her!
2. They say, “As the Lord lives,”but in fact they swear falsely.
3. Lord, do your eyes not search for honesty?You struck them, but they did not flinch;you laid them low, but they refused correction;They set their faces harder than stone,and refused to return.
4. I thought: These are only the lowly,they behave foolishly;For they do not know the way of the Lord,the justice of their God.