Micah 7:3-5

Names of God Bible

³         Their hands are skilled in doing evil.
            Officials ask for gifts.
            Judges accept bribes.
            Powerful people dictate what they want.
                So they scheme together.^[a]
4 The best of them is like a briar.
    The most decent person is sharper than thornbushes.
    The day you thought you would be punished has come.
        Now is the time you will be confused.
⁵ Don’t trust your neighbors.
    Don’t have confidence in your friends.
    Keep your mouth shut even when a woman is lying in your arms.