Chapter 58
1 Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?
2 No , in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.
3 The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
4 Their poison is like the poison of a snake, like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,
5 which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skilful the charmer may be.
6 Break their teeth, God , in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, LORD .
7 Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
8 Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away , like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike .
10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,
11 so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous . Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth."