²⁴ Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”^(A)
    will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.

¹⁵ Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent^(A)—
    the Lord detests them both.^(B)

²⁶ People curse the one who hoards grain,
    but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

²³ who acquit the guilty for a bribe,^(A)
    but deny justice^(B) to the innocent.^(C)

¹⁰ Therefore I will give their wives to other men
    and their fields to new owners.^(A)
From the least to the greatest,
    all are greedy for gain;^(B)
prophets^(C) and priests alike,
    all practice deceit.^(D)
11 They dress the wound of my people
    as though it were not serious.
“Peace, peace,” they say,
    when there is no peace.^(E)

¹³ “From the least to the greatest,
    all^(A) are greedy for gain;^(B)
prophets and priests alike,
    all practice deceit.^(C)
14 They dress the wound of my people
    as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say,
    when there is no peace.^(D)

²⁰ Woe^(A) to those who call evil good^(B)
    and good evil,^(C)
who put darkness for light
    and light for darkness,^(D)
who put bitter for sweet
    and sweet for bitter.^(E)