Jeremiah 12:1

^aRighteous are You, O Yahweh, when I would plead my case with You;

Indeed I would ^bspeak matters of justice with You:

Why has the ^cway of the wicked succeeded?

Why are all those who ^ddeal in treachery complacent?

Jeremiah 12:2

You have ^aplanted them; they have also taken root;

They grow; they have even produced fruit.

You are ^bnear ¹to their lips

But far from their ²inmost being.