YOU SAID:
The GOVERNMENT is hardly lacking of bees
INTO JAPANESE
政府はミツバチをほとんど欠いていない
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The government is almost devoid of bees
INTO JAPANESE
政府はほとんど蜂を欠いている
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The government is almost devoid of bees
That didn't even make that much sense in English.