Woe to those who drag their sins behind them like a bullock on a rope.
They even mock the Holy One of Israel and dare the Lord to punish them.
“Hurry up and punish us, O Lord,” they say. “We want to see what you can do !”
They say that what is right is wrong and what is wrong is right; that black is white and white is black; bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.
Woe to those who are wise and shrewd in their own eyes !
Isaiah 5:18-21