² Their heart is deceitful,^(A)
    and now they must bear their guilt.^(B)
The Lord will demolish their altars^(C)
    and destroy their sacred stones.^(D)

⁴ They make many promises,
    take false oaths^(A)
    and make agreements;^(B)
therefore lawsuits spring up
    like poisonous weeds^(C) in a plowed field.