"And afterthe sunhad risen,it was scorched;and becauseit hadnoroot,it withered away.
"Do not stareat me because I am swarthy,For the sunhas burnedme. My mother'ssonswere angrywith me; They mademe caretakerof the vineyards,[But] I have not takencareof my own vineyard.
For You have beena defensefor the helpless,A defensefor the needyin his distress,A refugefrom the storm,a shadefrom the heat;For the breathof the ruthlessIs like a [rain] storm[against] a wall.
When the suncameup Godappointeda scorchingeastwind,and the sunbeatdownon Jonah'sheadso that he becamefaintand beggedwith [all] his soulto die,saying,"Deathis betterto me thanlife."
"But when the sunhad risen,they were scorched;and becausethey hadnoroot,they withered away.
"Other[seed] fellon the rocky[ground] whereit did not havemuchsoil;and immediatelyit sprangup becauseit hadnodepthof soil.
"Other[seed] fellamongthe thorns,and the thornscameup and chokedit, and it yieldednocrop.
so that Christmay dwellin your heartsthroughfaith;[and] that you, being rootedand groundedin love,
having been firmly rooted[and now] being builtup in Him and establishedin your faith,justas you were instructed,[and] overflowingwith gratitude.
and with allthe deceptionof wickednessfor thosewho perish,becausethey did not receivethe loveof the truthsoas to be saved.
For the sunriseswith a scorching windand withersthe grass;and its flowerfalls offand the beautyof its appearanceis destroyed;sotoothe rich manin the midst of his pursuitswill fade away.
These are the menwho are hidden reefsin your love feastswhen they feastwith you without fear,caringfor themselves;cloudswithout water,carried alongby winds;autumntreeswithout fruit,doublydead,uprooted;
"They will hungernolonger,northirstanymore;norwill the sunbeat downon them, noranyheat;
