²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;^(A)
    the cords of their sins hold them fast.^(B)

     ¹¹ to prostitution;^(A)
old wine^(B) and new wine
    take away their understanding.^(C)
12 My people consult a wooden idol,^(D)
    and a diviner’s rod speaks to them.^(E)
A spirit of prostitution^(F) leads them astray;^(G)
    they are unfaithful^(H) to their God.
¹³ They sacrifice on the mountaintops
    and burn offerings on the hills,
under oak,^(I) poplar and terebinth,
    where the shade is pleasant.^(J)
Therefore your daughters turn to prostitution^(K)
    and your daughters-in-law to adultery.^(L)

¹⁴ “I will not punish your daughters
    when they turn to prostitution,
nor your daughters-in-law
    when they commit adultery,
because the men themselves consort with harlots^(M)
    and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes^(N)—
    a people without understanding^(O) will come to ruin!^(P)

⁵ The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight,^(A)
    but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.^(B)