Jeremiah 12:4-6

New Catholic Bible

⁴ For how long a period must the land be in mourning
    and the green grass wither throughout the countryside?
The animals and the birds are perishing
    because of the wickedness of those who dwell there
    and assert that God is not concerned about them.

⁵ If you become exhausted in a footrace with men,
    how will you compete with horses?
And if you fall headlong in a peaceful land,
    how will you fare in the thickets of the Jordan?
⁶ Even your brothers and your own family
    continue to deal treacherously with you
    as they pursue you while shouting threats.
Do not trust them
    even when they speak gentle words to you.