12  ^t“Woe to him ^ewho builds a town with blood

and founds a city on iniquity!

18  Woe to those who draw iniquity with ^ucords of falsehood,

who draw sin as with cart ropes,

19  who say: ^v“Let him be quick,

let him speed his work

that we may see it;

let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near,

and let it come, that we may know it!”

20  Woe to ^wthose who call evil good

and good evil,

^xwho put darkness for light

and light for darkness,

who put bitter for sweet

and sweet for bitter!

21  Woe to those who are ^ywise in their own eyes,

and shrewd in their own sight!

22  Woe to those who are ^zheroes at drinking wine,

and valiant men in mixing strong drink,

23  who ^aacquit the guilty for a bribe,

and deprive the innocent of his right!