Jeremiah 5:25-27

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²⁵ But instead, your sins have stopped these good things.
    You have not received God's blessing.
²⁶ There are wicked men among my people.
They like to catch people and rob them.
    They hide like someone who wants to catch a bird.
They put out their traps to kill what they want.
²⁷ Their houses are full of valuable things,
    like a trap that is full of beautiful birds.
They have cheated people
    and they have robbed them.
That is how they have become rich and powerful.