He will not acceptanyransom,Norwill he be satisfiedthoughyou givemanygifts.
Now Naaman,captainof the armyof the kingof Aram,was a greatmanwith his master,and highly respected,becauseby him the LORDhad givenvictoryto Aram.The manwas also a valiantwarrior,[but he was] a leper.
WhenI was a sonto my father,Tenderand the onlysonin the sightof my mother,
For jealousyenragesa man,And he will not sparein the dayof vengeance.
My son,keepmy wordsAnd treasuremy commandmentswithinyou.
So she seizeshim and kisseshim And with a brazenfaceshe saysto him:
"Beforethe mountainswere settled,Beforethe hillsI was broughtforth;
"Manywaterscannotquenchlove,Norwill riversoverflowit; Ifa manwere to giveallthe richesof his housefor love,It would be utterlydespised."
Behold,I am going to stirup the Medesagainstthem, Whowill not valuesilveror takepleasurein gold.
So the [common] manhas beenhumbledAnd the man[of importance] has beenabased,But do not forgivethem.
"So I alsohave madeyou despisedand abasedbefore allthe people,justas you are not keepingMy waysbut are showingpartialityin the instruction.
