<p class="poetry">what wise men declare,p> <p class="poetry">hiding nothing,p> <p class="poetry">from the tradition of<n id="1" /> their ancestors,<n id="2" />p>

But your ancestors<n id="1" /> did not listen to me nor pay attention to me. They became obstinate<n id="2" /> and were more wicked than even their own forefathers.&#8217;&#8221;p>

When a leader died, the next generation<n id="1" /> would again<n id="2" /> act more wickedly than the previous one.<n id="3" /> They would follow after other gods, worshiping them<n id="4" /> and bowing down to them. They did not give up<n id="5" /> their practices or their stubborn ways.p>