Jeremiah 12:1-3

Common English Bible

12 If I took you to court, Lord,
    you would win.
But I still have questions about your justice.
    Why do guilty persons enjoy success?
    Why are evildoers so happy?
² You plant them, and they take root;
    they flourish and bear fruit.
You are always on their lips
    but far from their hearts.
³ Yet you, Lord, you know me.
    You see me.
You can tell that I love you.^[a]
    So drag them away
    and butcher them like sheep.
    Prepare them for the slaughterhouse.