He will diefor lackof instruction,And in the greatnessof his follyhe will goastray.
"But ifthey do not hear,they shall perishby the swordAnd they will diewithoutknowledge.
Is not their tent-cordpluckedup within them? They die,yet withoutwisdom.'
"So I gavethem overto the stubbornnessof their heart,To walkin their own devices.
He has broughtbacktheir wickednessupon them And will destroythem in their evil;The LORDour Godwill destroythem.
"So they shall eatof the fruitof their own wayAnd be satiatedwith their own devices.
The lipsof the righteousfeedmany,But foolsdiefor lackof understanding.
A manwill be praisedaccordingto his insight,But one of perversemindwill be despised.
The backsliderin heartwill havehis fillof his own ways,But a goodmanwill [be satisfied] with his.
The wickedis thrustdownby his wrongdoing,But the righteoushasa refugewhen he dies.
A manwho wandersfrom the wayof understandingWill restin the assemblyof the dead.
