The fool will no more be called noble, nor the scoundrel said to be honorable.
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
Let not my lord regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.
On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man.
As for the scoundrel—his devices are evil; he plans wicked schemes to ruin the poor with lying words, even when the plea of the needy is right.