woe is me for i am as when they have gathered the summer fruits as the grapegleanings of the vintage there is no cluster to eat my soul desired the firstripe fruit
the good man is perished out of the earth and there is none upright among men they all lie in wait for blood they hunt every man his brother with a net
that they may do evil with both hands earnestly the prince asketh and the judge asketh for a reward and the great man he uttereth his mischievous desire so they wrap it up
the best of them is as a brier the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh now shall be their perplexity
trust ye not in a friend put ye not confidence in a guide keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom
for the son dishonoureth the father the daughter riseth up against her mother the daughter in law against her mother in law a mans enemies are the men of his own house
therefore i will look unto the lord i will wait for the god of my salvation my god will hear
rejoice not against me o mine enemy when i fall i shall arise when i sit in darkness the lord shall be a light
i will bear the indignation of the lord because i have sinned against him until he plead my cause and execute judgment for me he will bring me forth to the light and i shall behold his righteousness
then she that is mine enemy shall see it and shame shall cover her which said unto me where is the lord thy god mine eyes shall behold her now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets
in the day that thy walls are to be built in that day shall the decree be far removed
in that day also he shall come even to thee from assyria and from the fortified cities and from the fortress even to the river and from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain
notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein for the fruit of their doings
feed thy people with thy rod the flock of thine heritage which dwell solitarily in the wood in the midst of carmel let them feed in bashan and gilead as in the days of old
according to the days of thy coming out of the land of egypt will i shew unto him marvellous
the nations shall see and be confounded at all their might they shall lay their hand upon their mouth their ears shall be deaf
they shall lick the dust like a serpent they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth they shall be afraid of the lord our god and shall fear
who is a god like unto thee that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage he retaineth not his anger for ever because he delighteth in mercy
he will turn again he will have compassion upon us he will subdue our iniquities and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea
thou wilt perform the truth to jacob and the mercy to abraham which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old