7. So I shepherded the flock intended for slaughter, the afflicted of the flock. I took two staffs, calling one Favor and the other Union, and I shepherded the flock.
8. In one month I got rid of three shepherds. I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.
9. Then I said, “I will no longer shepherd you. Let what is dying die, and let what is going astray go astray; let the rest devour each other’s flesh.”
10. Next I took my staff called Favor and cut it in two, annulling the covenant I had made with all the peoples.