Micah 7:1-7

New American Standard Bible

7 Woe to me! For I am
Like harvests of summer fruit, like gleanings of ^(A)grapes.
There is not a cluster of grapes left to eat,
Nor an ^(B)early fig, which ^[a]I crave.
² The ^[b]godly person has ^(C)perished from the land,
And there is no upright person among mankind.
All of them lie in wait for ^(D)bloodshed;
Each of them hunts the other with a ^(E)net.
³ As for evil, both hands do it ^(F)well.
The leader asks for a ^(G)bribe, also the judge,
And the great one speaks the capricious desire of his soul;
So they plot it together.
⁴ The best of them is like a ^(H)thorn bush,
The most upright like a ^(I)thorn hedge.
The day ^[c]when you post your watchmen,
Your ^(J)punishment is coming.
Then their ^(K)confusion will occur.
⁵ Do not ^(L)trust in a neighbor;
Do not have confidence in a close friend.
Guard ^[d]your lips
From her who lies ^[e]in your arms.
⁶ For ^(M)son disavows father,
Daughter rises up against her mother,
Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
^(N)A person’s enemies are the people of his own household.

⁷ But as for me, I will ^(O)be on the watch for the Lord;
I will ^(P)wait for the God of my salvation.
My ^(Q)God will hear me.