Micah 7:3-5

International Children’s Bible

³ People are good at doing evil with both hands.
    Rulers ask for money.
    And judges’ decisions are bought for a price.
Rich people make their wishes known.
    They all join in their evil plans.
⁴ Even the best of them is like a thornbush.
    Even the nicest of them is worse than a thornbush.
Your watchmen^[a] warned you about this day.
    Now it has come.
Now you will be punished.
    Your punishment will amaze you.
⁵ Don’t trust your neighbor.
    Don’t even trust a friend.
Be careful what you say,
    even to your wife.