1:13 You are too just 1 to tolerate 2 evil;
you are unable to condone 3 wrongdoing.
So why do you put up with such treacherous people? 4
Why do you say nothing when the wicked devour 5 those more righteous than they are? 6
1:14 You made people like fish in the sea,
like animals in the sea 7 that have no ruler.
1:15 The Babylonian tyrant 8 pulls them all up with a fishhook;
he hauls them in with his throw net. 9
When he catches 10 them in his dragnet,
he is very happy. 11
1:16 Because of his success 12 he offers sacrifices to his throw net
and burns incense to his dragnet; 13
for because of them he has plenty of food, 14
and more than enough to eat. 15
1:17 Will he then 16 continue to fill and empty his throw net? 17
Will he always 18 destroy 19 nations and spare none? 20