"Everyonewho hearsthesewordsof Mineand does not acton them, will be likea foolishmanwhobuilthis houseon the sand.
Whowere snatchedawaybefore their time,Whose foundationswere washedawayby a river?
The wisewomanbuildsher house,But the foolishtearsit downwith her own hands.
"The wisemenare putto shame,They are dismayedand caught;Behold,they have rejectedthe wordof the LORD,And whatkind of wisdomdo they have?
"Thereforeeveryonewhohearsthesewordsof Mineand actson them, may be comparedto a wisemanwhobuilthis houseon the rock.
"And the rainfell,and the floodscame,and the windsblewand slammed againstthat house;and [yet] it did not fall,for it had been foundedon the rock.
"The rainfell,and the floodscame,and the windsblewand slammed againstthat house;and it fell--and greatwas its fall."
"But the one who has heardand has not acted[accordingly], is likea manwho builta houseon the groundwithoutany foundation;and the torrentburst againstit and immediatelyit collapsed,and the ruinof that housewas great."
But are you willingto recognize,you foolishfellow,that faithwithoutworksis useless?
"Thereforethe LORDGodof Israeldeclares,I did indeedsaythat your houseand the houseof your fathershould walkbeforeMe forever;but nowthe LORDdeclares,'Farbe it from Me-- for those who honorMe I will honor,and those who despiseMe will be lightlyesteemed.
