Jeremiah 4:20-22

New Catholic Bible

²⁰ One disaster follows upon another;
    the entire land lies in ruins.
My tents are suddenly destroyed,
    everything that offered me shelter.
²¹ How long must I see the standard raised
    and hear the sound of the trumpet?
²² My people are fools;
    they do not know me.
They are senseless children
    who have no semblance of understanding.
They are skilled in the practice of evil
    but they do not know how to do good.