Nothing is left for him to eat; therefore his prosperity will not endure.
A dreadful sound is in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer will come upon him.
He will not be rich, nor will his wealth continue, nor will his possessions spread over the earth.
He has neither descendant nor posterity among his people, nor anyone remaining in his dwellings.
Woe to those who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more space where they may live alone in the midst of the land!
In my ears the Lord of Hosts said: Truly, many houses shall be desolate, even great and beautiful, without inhabitants.
As the partridge sits on eggs which it has not laid, so is he who gets riches, but not justly; it will forsake him in the midst of his days, and in the end he will be a fool.
They do not know how to do right, says the Lord, storing up violence and destruction in their fortresses.
Therefore thus says the Lord God: An enemy will surround your land; he will tear down your defenses, and your fortresses will be plundered.