"He returnswhathe has attainedAnd cannotswallow[it]; As to the richesof his trading,He cannoteven enjoy[them].
"His sonsfavorthe poor,And his handsgivebackhis wealth.
"He swallowsriches,But will vomitthem up; Godwill expelthem from his belly.
That the triumphingof the wickedis short,And the joyof the godlessmomentary?
He may prepare[it], but the justwill wear[it] And the innocentwill dividethe silver.
IfI have gloatedbecausemy wealthwas great,And becausemy handhad secured[so] much;
"Have I rejoicedat the extinctionof my enemy,Or exultedwhenevilbefellhim?
Let me sowand anothereat,And let my cropsbe uprooted.
Let us swallowthem alivelike Sheol,Even whole,as those who godownto the pit;
There is precioustreasureand oilin the dwellingof the wise,But a foolishmanswallowsit up.
"Woeto him who buildshis housewithoutrighteousnessAnd his upperroomswithoutjustice,Who useshis neighbor'sserviceswithoutpayAnd does not givehim his wages,
"But your eyesand your heartAre [intent] onlyupon your own dishonestgain,And on sheddinginnocentbloodAnd on practicingoppressionand extortion."
"Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylonhas devouredme [and] crushedme, He has setme down[like] an emptyvessel;He has swallowedme like a monster,He has filledhis stomachwith my delicacies;He has washedme away.
"I will punishBelin Babylon,And I will make whathe has swallowedcomeout of his mouth;And the nationswill nolongerstreamto him. Eventhe wallof Babylonhas fallendown!
Allyour enemiesHave openedtheir mouthswide againstyou; They hissand gnash[their] teeth.They say,"We have swallowed[her] up! Surelythisis the dayfor whichwe waited;We have reached[it], we have seen[it]."
The timehas come,the dayhas arrived.Let not the buyerrejoicenorthe sellermourn;for wrathis againstalltheir multitude.
Do not rejoice,O Israel,with exultationlike the nations!For you have playedthe harlot,forsakingyour God.You have loved[harlots]' earningson everythreshingfloor.
Hearthis,you who tramplethe needy,to doawaywith the humbleof the land,
"But woeto you, scribesand Pharisees,hypocrites,becauseyou shutoff the kingdomof heavenfrom people;for you do not enterin yourselves,nordo you allowthosewho are enteringto goin.
"You blindguides,who strainout a gnatand swallowa camel!
"You shall betrotha wife,but anothermanwill violateher; you shall builda house,but you will not livein it; you shall planta vineyard,but you will not useits fruit.
"A peoplewhomyou do not knowshall eatup the produceof your groundand allyour labors,and you will neverbe anythingbut oppressedand crushedcontinually.
