1 Bilious and bloated, they gas, "God is gone."Their words are poison gas,fouling the air; they poisonRivers and skies;thistles are their cash crop.
2 God sticks his head out of heaven.He looks around.He's looking for someone not stupid—one man, even, God-expectant,just one God-ready woman.
3 He comes up empty. A stringof zeros. Useless, unshepherdedSheep, taking turns pretendingto be Shepherd.The ninety and ninefollow their fellow.
4 Don't they know anything,all these impostors?Don't they knowthey can't get away with this—Treating people like a fast-food mealover which they're too busy to pray?
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6 Night is coming for them, and nightmares,for God takes the side of victims.Do you think you can messwith the dreams of the poor?You can't, for Godmakes their dreams come true.
7 Is there anyone around to save Israel?Yes. God is around; God turns life around.Turned-around Jacob skips rope,turned-around Israel sings laughter.