Righteousness exalts a nation; And loving-commitment, To the peoples is sin.
For יהוה had brought Yehuḏah low because of Aḥaz sovereign of Yisra’ĕl, for he brought about a lack of restraint in Yehuḏah and trespassed against יהוה.
A land of fruit becomes a salty desert, For the evil of those who dwell in it.
Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, And even among fools it becomes known.
The sovereign’s delight is toward a wise servant, But his wrath is towards him who causes shame.
A sovereign establishes a land by right-ruling, But one who receives bribes throws it down.
When Ephrayim spoke there was trembling, he was lifted up in Yisra’ĕl. But through Ba‛al he became guilty, and he died.