1 I feel so empty inside—like someone starvingfor grapes or figs,after the vines and treeshave all been picked clean.
2 No one is loyal to God;no one does right.Everyone is brutaland eager to deceiveeveryone else.
3 People cooperate to commit crime.Judges and leaders demand bribes,and rulers cheat in court.
4 The most honest of themis worse than a thorn patch.Your doom has come!Lookouts sound the warning,and everyone panics.
5 Don't trust anyone,not even your best friend,and be careful what you sayto the one you love.
6 Sons refuse to respecttheir own fathers,daughters rebel againsttheir own mothers,and daughters-in-law despisetheir mothers-in-law.Your family is now your enemy.
7 But I trust the Lord Godto save me,and I will wait for himto answer my prayer.