"Let him not trustin emptiness,deceivinghimself; For emptinesswill be his reward.
"With Him are strengthand soundwisdom,The misledand the misleaderbelong to Him.
"IfI have walkedwith falsehood,And my foothas hastenedafterdeceit,
"SurelyGodwill not listento an empty[cry], Norwill the Almightyregardit.
"According to whatI have seen,those who plowiniquityAnd those who sowtroubleharvestit.
Do not trustin oppressionAnd do not vainlyhopein robbery;Ifrichesincrease,do not set[your] heart[upon them].
He who sowsiniquitywill reapvanity,And the rodof his furywill perish.
For there will be nofuturefor the evilman;The lampof the wickedwill be putout.
He feedson ashes;a deceivedhearthas turnedhim aside.And he cannotdeliverhimself,norsay,"Is there not a liein my righthand?"
Noonesuesrighteouslyand noonepleadshonestly.They trustin confusionand speaklies;They conceivemischiefand bringforthiniquity.
"Thussaysthe LORD,Do not deceiveyourselves,saying,"The Chaldeanswill surelygoaway from us," for they will not go.
For they sowthe windAnd they reapthe whirlwind.The standinggrainhasnoheads;It yieldsnograin.Shouldit yield,strangerswould swallowit up.
"Those who regardvainidolsForsaketheir faithfulness,
For ifanyonethinkshe is somethingwhen he is nothing,he deceiveshimself.
Let no onedeceiveyou with emptywords,for becauseof these thingsthe wrathof Godcomesupon the sonsof disobedience.
