"For there is nogoodtreewhich producesbadfruit,nor,on the other hand,a badtreewhich producesgoodfruit.
"Whatmorewas there to dofor My vineyardthat I have not donein it? Why,when I expected[it] to produce[good] grapesdid it produceworthlessones?
To grantthose who mourn[in] Zion,Givingthem a garlandinsteadof ashes,The oilof gladnessinsteadof mourning,The mantleof praiseinsteadof a spiritof fainting.So they will be calledoaksof righteousness,The plantingof the LORD,that He may be glorified.
"Yet I plantedyou a choicevine,A completelyfaithfulseed.Howthen have you turnedyourself before Me Into the degenerateshoots of a foreignvine?
"Eithermakethe treegoodand its fruitgood,ormakethe treebadand its fruitbad;for the treeis knownby its fruit.
"The axeis alreadylaidat the rootof the trees;thereforeeverytreethat does not beargoodfruitis cut downand throwninto the fire.
"Or howcanyou sayto your brother,'Brother,letme takeout the speckthat is in your eye,'when you yourselfdo not seethe logthat is in your own eye?You hypocrite,firsttakethe logout of your own eye,and thenyou will see clearlyto takeout the speckthat is in your brother'seye.
