⁴ How long will the land lie parched^(A)
    and the grass in every field be withered?^(B)
Because those who live in it are wicked,
    the animals and birds have perished.^(C)
Moreover, the people are saying,
    “He will not see what happens to us.”

² There is only cursing,^[a] lying^(A) and murder,^(B)
    stealing^(C) and adultery;^(D)
they break all bounds,
    and bloodshed follows bloodshed.^(E)

³ Because of this the land dries up,^(A)
    and all who live in it waste away;^(B)
the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
    and the fish in the sea are swept away.^(C)