28They have grown fat and sleek,
and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked.
They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless,
that they might prosper;
nor have they defended
the rights of the needy.
29Should I not punish them for these things?”
declares the LORD.
“Should I not avenge Myself
on such a nation as this?
— Jeremiah 5:28-29