⁹ Therefore ^(A)justice is far from us,
And righteousness does not reach us;
We ^(B)hope for light, but there is darkness,
For brightness, but we walk in gloom.

¹¹ All of us growl like bears,
And ^(A)moan sadly like doves;
We hope for ^(B)justice, but there is none;
For salvation, but it is far from us.

4 ^(A)Listen to the word of the Lord, you sons of Israel,
Because the Lord has a ^(B)case against the inhabitants of the land,
For there is ^(C)no ^[a]faithfulness, nor ^[b]loyalty,
Nor ^(D)knowledge of God in the land.