1-2 Bilious and bloated, they gas,“God is gone.”It’s poison gas—they foul themselves, they poisonRivers and skies;thistles are their cash crop.God sticks his head out of heaven.He looks around.He’s looking for someone not stupid—one man, even, God-expectant,just one God-ready woman.
3 He comes up empty. A stringof zeros. Useless, unshepherdedSheep, taking turns pretendingto be Shepherd.The ninety and ninefollow the one.
4 Don’t they know anything,all these impostors?Don’t they knowthey can’t get away with this,Treating people like a fast-food mealover which they’re too busy to pray?
5 Night is coming for them, and nightmare—a nightmare they’ll never wake up from.God will make hash of these squatters,send them packing for good.
6 Is there anyone around to save Israel?God turns life around.Turned-around Jacob skips rope,turned-around Israel sings laughter.