9  ^wWe do not see our signs;

there is no longer any prophet,

and there is none among us who knows how long.

18  Where there is no prophetic vision the people ^jcast off restraint,¹

but ^kblessed is he who keeps the law.

7  the seers shall be disgraced,

and the diviners put to shame;

they shall all ^gcover their lips,

for there is no answer from God.