Jeremiah 5:26-28

Tree of Life Version

²⁶ For among My people are wicked men,
        watching like bait-layers lying in wait.
    They set a trap—they catch men.
²⁷ As a cage is full of birds,
    so are their houses full of deceit.
    That is why they grew great and rich.
²⁸ They grew fat and sleek.
    They also overlooked evil deeds.
    They do not uphold a cause
    —the cause of an orphan to prosper—
    nor do they defend the right of the poor.