otherwise,when you have eatenand are satisfied,and have builtgoodhousesand lived[in them],
That I not be fulland deny[You] and say,"Whois the LORD?"Or that I not be in wantand steal,And profanethe nameof my God.
I enlargedmy works:I builthousesfor myself, I plantedvineyardsfor myself;
who say,Is not [the time] nearto buildhouses?This[city] is the potand we are the flesh.'
Thereforebecauseyou imposeheavyrenton the poorAnd exacta tributeof grainfrom them, [Though] you have builthousesof well-hewnstone,Yet you will not livein them; You have plantedpleasantvineyards,yet you will not drinktheir wine.
"Is it timefor you yourselvesto dwellin your paneledhouseswhile thishouse[lies] desolate?"
"It was the sameas happenedin the daysof Lot:they were eating,they were drinking,they were buying,they were selling,they were planting,they were building;
"Becauseyou did not servethe LORDyour Godwith joyand a gladheart,for the abundanceof allthings;
"For when I bringthem into the landflowingwith milkand honey,whichI sworeto their fathers,and they have eatenand are satisfiedand becomeprosperous,then they will turnto othergodsand servethem, and spurnMe and breakMy covenant.
"But Jeshurungrewfatand kicked--You are grownfat,thick,and sleek--Then he forsookGodwho madehim, And scornedthe Rockof his salvation.
"Then it shall comeabout whenthe LORDyour Godbringsyou into the landwhichHe sworeto your fathers,Abraham,Isaacand Jacob,to giveyou, greatand splendidcitieswhichyou did not build,
and when your herdsand your flocksmultiply,and your silverand goldmultiply,and allthat you have multiplies,
