⁴ Woe to the sinful nation,
    a people whose guilt is great,^(A)
a brood of evildoers,^(B)
    children given to corruption!^(C)
They have forsaken^(D) the Lord;
    they have spurned the Holy One^(E) of Israel
    and turned their backs^(F) on him.

“In repentance and rest^(C) is your salvation,
    in quietness and trust^(D) is your strength,
    but you would have none of it.^(E)

⁶ We all, like sheep, have gone astray,^(A)
    each of us has turned to our own way;^(B)
and the Lord has laid on him
    the iniquity^(C) of us all.

³ But whoever sacrifices a bull^(A)
    is like one who kills a person,
and whoever offers a lamb
    is like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
whoever makes a grain offering
    is like one who presents pig’s^(B) blood,
and whoever burns memorial incense^(C)
    is like one who worships an idol.
They have chosen their own ways,^(D)
    and they delight in their abominations;^(E)