He who mocksthe poortauntshis Maker;He who rejoicesat calamitywill not gounpunished.
"Have I rejoicedat the extinctionof my enemy,Or exultedwhenevilbefellhim?
For zealfor Your househas consumedme, And the reproachesof those who reproachYou have fallenon me.
He who despiseshis neighborsins,But happyis he who is graciousto the poor.
He who oppressesthe poortauntshis Maker,But he who is graciousto the needyhonorsHim.
Everyonewho is proudin heartis an abominationto the LORD;Assuredly,he will not be unpunished.
But as for me, I have not hurriedaway from [being] a shepherdafterYou, Norhave I longedfor the woefulday;You Yourselfknowthat the utteranceof my lipsWas in Your presence.
and sayto the sonsof Ammon,'Hearthe wordof the LordGOD!Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Becauseyou said,Aha!'againstMy sanctuarywhenit was profaned,and againstthe landof Israelwhenit was madedesolate,and againstthe houseof Judahwhenthey wentinto exile,
"Becauseof violenceto your brotherJacob,You will be covered[with] shame,And you will be cutoffforever.
"Becausejustas you drankon My holymountain,Allthe nationswill drinkcontinually.They will drinkand swallowAnd becomeas if they had neverexisted.
Rejoicewith those who rejoice,and weepwith those who weep.
But whoeverhasthe world'sgoods,and seeshis brotherin needand closeshis heartagainsthim, howdoes the loveof Godabidein him?
