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“‘How do ye say, “We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us”? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

The wise men are ashamed; they are dismayed and taken. Lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord: and what wisdom is in them?

10 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them. For every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

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“‘How can you say, “We are wise,
    for we have the law(A) of the Lord,”
when actually the lying pen of the scribes
    has handled it falsely?
The wise(B) will be put to shame;
    they will be dismayed(C) and trapped.(D)
Since they have rejected the word(E) of the Lord,
    what kind of wisdom(F) do they have?
10 Therefore I will give their wives to other men
    and their fields to new owners.(G)
From the least to the greatest,
    all are greedy for gain;(H)
prophets(I) and priests alike,
    all practice deceit.(J)

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