3 A bull well knows its buyer,

And a donkey the manger of its owner;

But Israel does not know me,*+

My own people do not behave with understanding.”

22 “For my people are foolish;+

They take no note of me.

They are clever* enough when it comes to doing bad,

But they do not know how to do good.”

Because you have rejected knowledge,+

I will also reject you from serving as my priest;

And because you have forgotten the law* of your God,+

I myself will forget your sons.