Jeremiah 17:5-10,14-17 5 Thus says the Lord: Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals    and make mere flesh their strength,    whose hearts turn away from the Lord.  6 They shall be like a shrub in the desert,    and shall not see when relief comes. They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness,    in an uninhabited salt land.  7 Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,    whose trust is the Lord.  8 They shall be like a tree planted by water,    sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes,    and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious,    and it does not cease to bear fruit.  9 The heart is devious above all else;    it is perverse—    who can understand it?  10 I the Lord test the mind    and search the heart, to give to all according to their ways,    according to the fruit of their doings.  14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed;    save me, and I shall be saved;    for you are my praise.  15 See how they say to me,    ‘Where is the word of the Lord?    Let it come!’  16 But I have not run away from being a shepherd* in your service,    nor have I desired the fatal day. You know what came from my lips;    it was before your face.  17 Do not become a terror to me;    you are my refuge on the day of disaster;