Thereforeprideis their necklace;The garmentof violencecoversthem.
But he clothedhimself with cursingas with his garment,And it enteredinto his bodylike waterAnd like oilinto his bones.
You younger men,likewise,be subjectto [your] elders;and allof you, clotheyourselves with humilitytoward one another,for GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE.
"The kingreflectedand said,'Is thisnot Babylonthe great,whichI myselfhave builtas a royalresidenceby the mightof my powerand for the gloryof my majesty?'
Indeed,they are a gracefulwreathto your headAnd ornamentsabout your neck.
The weightof the goldearringsthat he requestedwas 1,700[shekels] of gold,besidesthe crescentornamentsand the pendantsand the purplerobeswhich[were] on the kingsof Midian,and besidesthe neckbandsthat [were] on their camels'necks.
Thussaysthe LORDconcerningthe prophetswho leadmy peopleastray;When they have [something] to bitewith their teeth,They cry,"Peace,"But againsthim whoputsnothingin their mouthsThey declareholywar.
"I adornedyou with ornaments,putbraceletson your handsand a necklacearoundyour neck.
"We have heardof the prideof Moab--he [is] veryproud--Of his haughtiness,his pride,his arroganceand his self-exaltation.
"Moabhas beenat easesincehis youth;He has also beenundisturbed,[like wine] on its dregs,And he has not been emptiedfrom vesselto vessel,Norhas he goneinto exile.Thereforehe retainshis flavor,And his aromahas not changed.
danglingearrings,bracelets,veils,
"You have made my heartbeatfaster,my sister,[my] bride;You have made my heartbeatfasterwith a single[glance] of your eyes,With a singlestrandof your necklace.
Becausethe sentenceagainst an evildeedis not executedquickly,thereforethe heartsof the sonsof menamong them are givenfullyto doevil.
For they eatthe breadof wickednessAnd drinkthe wineof violence.
Do not envya manof violenceAnd do not chooseanyof his ways.
Let my accusersbe clothedwith dishonor,And let them coverthemselves with their own shameas with a robe.
AftertheseeventsKingAhasueruspromotedHaman,the sonof Hammedathathe Agagite,and advancedhim and establishedhis authorityoverallthe princeswho[were] with him.
"But Jeshurungrewfatand kicked--You are grownfat,thick,and sleek--Then he forsookGodwho madehim, And scornedthe Rockof his salvation.
Then Pharaohtookoffhis signetringfrom his handand putit on Joseph'shand,and clothedhim in garmentsof finelinenand putthe goldnecklacearoundhis neck.
