Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes. — Here again the prophet would seem to have definite individual counsellors in his mind. For such men the ideal of statesmanship was a series of shifts and expedients, based upon no principle of righteousness. (Comp. Isaiah 29:15; Isaiah 30:1.)
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Isaiah 5:21
21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!