^{22 Ref} And when thou dost say in thy heart, `Wherefore have these met me?' For the abundance of thine iniquity Have thy skirts been uncovered, Have thy heels suffered violence.

^{23 Ref} Doth a Cushite change his skin? and a leopard his spots? Ye also are able to do good, who are accustomed to do evil.

^{24 Ref} And I scatter them as stubble, Passing away, by a wind of the wilderness.

^{25 Ref} This `is' thy lot, the portion of thy measures from Me -- an affirmation of Jehovah, Because thou hast forgotten me, And dost trust in falsehood.