10:4 They 1 utter empty words, 2
taking 3 false oaths and making empty 4 agreements.
Therefore legal disputes sprout up
like poisonous weeds 5 in the furrows of a plowed field.
5:7 The Israelites 6 turn justice into bitterness; 7
they throw what is fair and right 8 to the ground. 9
6:12 Can horses run on rocky cliffs?
Can one plow the sea with oxen? 10
Yet you have turned justice into a poisonous plant,
and the fruit of righteous actions into a bitter plant. 11