Jeremiah 5:26-29

English Standard Version

²⁶ For wicked men are found among my people;
    ^(A)they lurk like fowlers lying in wait.^[a]
(B)They set a trap;
    they catch men.
²⁷ Like a cage full of birds,
    their houses are full of deceit;
therefore they have become great and rich;
^{28     (C)}they have grown fat and sleek.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
    ^(D)they judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
    and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
^29 (E)Shall I not punish them for these things?
declares the Lord,
    and shall I not avenge myself
    on a nation such as this?”