The officialsdid not knowwhereI had goneor whatI had done;norhad I as yettoldthe Jews,the priests,the nobles,the officialsor the restwho didthe work.
So I wentup at nightby the ravineand inspectedthe wall.Then I enteredthe ValleyGateagain and returned.
Then I saidto them, "You seethe badsituationwe are in, that Jerusalemis desolateand its gatesburnedby fire.Come,let us rebuildthe wallof Jerusalemsothat we will nolongerbe a reproach."
Yet He did not stretchout His handagainstthe noblesof the sonsof Israel;and they sawGod,and they ateand drank.
A prudentmanconcealsknowledge,But the heartof foolsproclaimsfolly.
