A fool is no longer called noble, nor the scoundrel said to be respectable;
The wrong walk around on every side, When worthlessness is exalted among the sons of men.
In whose eyes a reprobate one is despised, But he esteems those who fear יהוה ; He who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
And the methods of the scoundrel are evil – he has devised wicked plans to destroy the poor with words of falsehood, even when the needy pleads for right-ruling.
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
“Then you shall again see the difference between the righteous and the wrong, between one who serves Elohim and one who does not serve Him.
“Please, let not my master regard this man of Beliyaʽ