9  All you beasts of the field, ^scome to devour—

all you beasts in the forest.

10  His watchmen are blind;

they are all without knowledge;

they are all silent dogs;

they cannot bark,

dreaming, lying down,

loving to slumber.

11  The dogs have a mighty appetite;

they never have enough.

But they are ^tshepherds who have no understanding;

they have all turned to their own way,

each to his own gain, one and all.

12  “Come,” they say, “let me get wine;

let us fill ourselves with strong drink;

and tomorrow will be like this day,

great beyond measure.”