Micah 7:3-5

The Voice

³     The hands of those who should know better are good at doing evil:
        the ruler and the judge ask for bribes;
    The people in power merely mention their deepest desires,
        and the ruler and judge make sure they happen.
⁴     The best of them is as painful to deal with as a briar,
        the most honest of them like a hedge heavy with thorns.
    So the day your watchmen have awaited—
        the day of your punishment—has come.
    Now you will be confused and confounded.
⁵     Do not trust your neighbor or rely on a friend.
        Do not tell your secrets even to the spouse who shares your bed,