26 A righteous person is careful in dealing with his neighbor,[a]
but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 12:26 Or person guides his neighbor

12 Youths oppress my people,(A)
and women rule over them.
My people, your leaders mislead you;
they confuse the direction of your paths.(B)

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My people were lost sheep;(A)
their shepherds led them astray,(B)
guiding them the wrong way in the mountains.(C)
They wandered from mountain to hill;
they forgot their resting place.

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False Prophets Judged

This is what the Lord says
concerning the prophets
who lead my people astray,(A)
who proclaim(B) peace
when they have food to sink their teeth into
but declare war against the one
who puts nothing in their mouths.

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