Micah 7:1-7

Evangelical Heritage Version

    There is no bunch of grapes to eat,
    none of the early figs I crave.
² The faithful^[a] have been carried off from the land.
    There is no one upright among mankind.
    They all lie in wait for blood.
    Each one hunts his brother with a net.
³ Both hands are skilled at evil.
    The officials ask for bribes,
    and the judges as well.
    The important man says what he wants.
    Together, they plot it out.
⁴ The best of them is like a brier bush,
    the most upright like a hedge of thorns.
    The day for your watchman,
    the day for your punishment has come.
    Now confusion^[b] has come for them.

⁵ Do not trust a neighbor.
    Do not put confidence in a close friend.
    Watch what comes out of your mouth,
        even when you lie down with the wife you embrace.
⁶ For a son will declare that his father is a fool.
    A daughter will rise up against her mother,
    and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
    A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.

⁷ But as for me, I will keep watching for the Lord.
    I will wait for God my Savior.
    My God will hear me.