^2 (A)there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery;
    they break all bounds, and ^(B)bloodshed follows bloodshed.

⁹ As robbers ^(A)lie in wait for a man,
    so the priests band together;
they murder on the way to ^(B)Shechem;
    they commit villainy.

^2 (A)The godly has perished from the earth,
    and ^(B)there is no one upright among mankind;
^(C)they all lie in wait for blood,
    and ^(D)each hunts the other with a net.

7 ^(A)when I would heal Israel,
    the iniquity of Ephraim is revealed,
    and the evil deeds of ^(B)Samaria,
for ^(C)they deal falsely;
    the thief breaks in,
    and the bandits raid outside.

^7 (A)As a well keeps its water fresh,
    so she keeps fresh her evil;
^(B)violence and destruction are heard within her;
    sickness and wounds are ever before me.

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;