And the earth will tremble, "Holy Land" is called
Slowly blur the boundaries of morality.
And "your people" will simply be surprised: "How come you suddenly give
That your followers will replace 'forbidden' with 'permitted'?!"
She is dressed in high school uniform; she will stand against the storm,
And the pursuers of her righteousness tremble before her:
"How do we explain to the innocent, to every child and teenager,
How do you spread the taste of butter on gold?!"
They are wearing suits, they are wearing jackets,
And they covet and take even without asking.
And a nation cries, so lost are they,
While they are already counting the "straw" in a blink of an eye.
They are endlessly satisfied, relaxed with peace,
They laugh mockingly: "Yes, there are others.
We didn't take everything; we didn't touch anything,
"Because we were required to give to some 'farmers'."
"What is it to you that you covet every evil and every creeping thing?" – (Q. Bakmetz)
This is how the nation will ask, and its voice is so angry.
And they said: "They were anointed as the salt of the earth."
Because we are us – you are you.
"And so we won't understand at all what the fuss is about;
Because we wanted to pick the rest of the fruit too;
"Because we were overwhelmed by the thrill of money."
(And the rest will be told in interrogation rooms!!!).
*Based on "The Silver Tray" by Nathan Alterman: Words, Images and Motifs