Isaiah 5:18–23

18 Woe to those who drag iniquity

with cords of deceits

and pull sin along with cart ropes,

19 to those who say,

“Let him hurry up and do his work quickly

so that we can see it!

Let the plant of the Holy One of Israelu take place

so that we can know it!”

20 Woe to those who call evil good

and good evil,v

who substitute darkness for light

and light for darkness,

who substitute bitter for sweet

and sweet for bitter.

21 Woe to those who consider themselves wise

and judge themselves clever.A,w

22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine,

who are champions at pouring beer,x

23 who acquit the guilty for a bribey

and deprive the innocent of justice.