"'TEKEL--you have been weighedon the scalesand founddeficient.
Let Him weighme with accuratescales,And let Godknowmy integrity.
Menof lowdegreeare onlyvanityand menof rankare a lie;In the balancesthey goup; They are togetherlighter thanbreath.
Allthe waysof a manare cleanin his own sight,But the LORDweighsthe motives.
Everyman'swayis rightin his own eyes,But the LORDweighsthe hearts.
They callthem rejectedsilver,Becausethe LORDhas rejectedthem.
"As for you, sonof man,takea sharpsword;takeand useit [as] a barber'srazoron your headand beard.Then takescalesfor weighingand dividethe hair.
The LORDhas issueda commandconcerningyou: "Your namewill nolongerbe perpetuated.I will cutoffidoland imageFrom the houseof your gods.I will prepareyour grave,For you are contemptible."
eachman'sworkwill becomeevident;for the daywill showit becauseit is [to be] revealedwith fire,and the fireitselfwill testthe qualityof each man'swork.
