The kingchanteda [lament] for Abnerand said,"Should Abnerdieas a fooldies?
Then Davidchantedwith thislamentoverSauland Jonathanhis son,
"Your handswere not bound,noryour feetputin fetters;As one fallsbeforethe wicked,you have fallen."And allthe peopleweptagainoverhim.
Then Jeremiahchanteda lamentfor Josiah.And allthe male and female singersspeakaboutJosiahin their lamentationsto this day.And they madethem an ordinancein Israel;behold,they are also writtenin the Lamentations.
A fool'smouthis his ruin,And his lipsare the snareof his soul.
"As a partridgethat hatcheseggswhich it has not laid,[So] is he who makesa fortune,but unjustly;In the midstof his daysit will forsakehim, And in the endhe will be a fool."
"Thisis a lamentationand they shall chantit. The daughtersof the nationsshall chantit. OverEgyptand overallher hordesthey shall chantit," declaresthe LordGOD.
