²⁷ ‘Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives in order to make profit dishonestly.

¹² The hired hand, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them^[a] and runs away when he sees a wolf^(A) coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them.

²⁹ I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.