⁵ And they will be full of fear, and will no longer have faith in Ethiopia which was their hope, or in Egypt which was their glory.

⁵ For they have all come with offerings to a people of no use to them, in whom is no help or profit, but only shame and a bad name.

³ And the strength of Pharaoh will be your shame, and your hope in the shade of Egypt will come to nothing.

²¹ So let no one take pride in men. For all things are yours;

⁶ And it will be clear to all the people of Egypt that I am the Lord, because you have been a false support to the children of Israel.

⁷ When they took a grip of you in their hands, you were crushed so that their arms were broken: and when they put their weight on you for support, you were broken and all their muscles gave way.

⁵ This is what the Lord has said: Cursed is the man who puts his faith in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart is turned away from the Lord.

²³ This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:

²⁴ But if any man has pride, let it be in this, that he has the wisdom to have knowledge of me, that I am the Lord, working mercy, giving true decisions, and doing righteousness in the earth: for in these things I have delight, says the Lord.

²¹ See, now, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go through a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him.

⁶ See, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go into a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him.

⁷ For there is no use or purpose in the help of Egypt: so I have said about her, She is Rahab, who has come to an end.

²² Have no more to do with man, whose life is only a breath, for he is of no value.