Micah 2:1

“The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the afflicted and the needy, And at night he is as a thief.

He devises wickedness upon his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not despise evil.

For they do not sleep unless they do evil; And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.

Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil, Who spreads contentions.

Will they not wander in error who devise evil? But lovingkindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

For the ruthless will come to an end and the scoffer will be finished, Indeed all who are watching out to do evil will be cut off;

He said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who devise wickedness and give evil counsel in this city,

“You stand on account of your sword, you do abominations, and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. Should you then possess the land?”’

‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “It will be in that day, that thoughts will come into your heart, and you will devise an evil plan,

“Now the prince shall not take from the people’s inheritance, mistreating them out of their possession; he shall give his sons inheritance from his own possession so that My people will not be scattered, anyone from his possession.”’”

“For the rich men of the city are full of violence, And her inhabitants speak lies, And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the sojourner or the afflicted; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’

An Evil Time