^{15 Ref} The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

^{16 Ref} For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

^{17 Ref} Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.