(A)The godly has perished from the earth,
    and (B)there is no one upright among mankind;
(C)they all lie in wait for blood,
    and (D)each hunts the other with a net.
(E)Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well;
    (F)the prince and (G)the judge ask for a bribe,
and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;
    thus they weave it together.
The best of them is (H)like a brier,
    the most upright of them a thorn hedge.
The day of (I)your watchmen, of your punishment, has come;
    (J)now their confusion is at hand.

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