6 Their cobwebs are useless for clothing;they cannot cover themselves with what they make.Their deeds are evil deeds,and acts of violence are in their hands.
7 Their feet rush into sin;they are swift to shed innocent blood.They pursue evil schemes;acts of violence mark their ways.
8 The way of peace they do not know;there is no justice in their paths.They have turned them into crooked roads;no one who walks along them will know peace.
9 So justice is far from us,and righteousness does not reach us.We look for light, but all is darkness;for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows.
10 Like the blind we grope along the wall,feeling our way like people without eyes.At midday we stumble as if it were twilight;among the strong, we are like the dead.
11 We all growl like bears;we moan mournfully like doves.We look for justice, but find none;for deliverance, but it is far away.
12 For our offences are many in your sight,and our sins testify against us.Our offences are ever with us,and we acknowledge our iniquities: