2 Faithful people are gone from the earth,and no one is decent.All people lie in ambush to commit murder.They trap each other with nets.
3 Their hands are skilled in doing evil.Officials ask for gifts.Judges accept bribes.Powerful people dictate what they want.So they scheme together.
4 The best of them is like a briar.The most decent person is sharper than thornbushes.The day you thought you would be punished has come.Now is the time you will be confused.
5 Don’t trust your neighbors.Don’t have confidence in ⌊your⌋ friends.Keep your mouth shut even when a woman is lying in your arms.
6 A son treats his father with contempt.A daughter rebels against her mother.A daughter-in-law rebels against her mother-in-law.People’s enemies are the members of their own families.
7 I will look to the Lord.I will wait for God to save me.I will wait for my God to listen to me.
8 Don’t laugh at me, my enemies.Although I’ve fallen, I will get up.Although I sit in the dark, the Lord is my light.