7 You hurry off to do wrongor murder innocent victims.All you think about is sin;you leave ruin and destructionwherever you go.
8 You don't know howto live in peaceor to be fair with others.The roads you make are crooked;your followers cannot find peace.
9 No one has come to defend usor to bring about justice.We hoped for a day of sunshine,but all we foundwas a dark, gloomy night.
10 We feel our way along,as if we were blind;we stumble at noon,as if it were night.We can see no betterthan someone dead.
11 We growl like bearsand mourn like doves.We hope for justice and victory,but they escape us.
12 How often have we sinnedand turned against you,the Lord God?Our sins condemn us!We have done wrong.
13 We have rebelled and refusedto follow you.Our hearts were deceitful,and so we lied;we planned to abuse othersand turn our backs on you.