¹⁴ Give ear then to the word of the Lord, you men of pride, the rulers of this people in Jerusalem:

¹⁰ Give ear to the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; let your hearts be turned to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah.

²² And now, take care that you do not make sport of him, or your bands will be made strong; for I have had word from the Lord, the Lord of armies, of an end, of a complete end, which is to come on all the land.

²⁰ For the cruel one has come to nothing; and those who make sport of the Lord are gone; and those who are watching to do evil are cut off:

²² How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?

³⁴ He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.

⁸ Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

⁹ The Lord of armies has said to me secretly, Truly, numbers of great and fair houses will be waste, with no one living in them.

⁵ On the day of our king, the rulers made him ill with the heat of wine; his hand was stretched out with the men of pride.

⁴¹ See, you doubters, have wonder and come to your end; for I will do a thing in your days to which you will not give belief, even if it is made clear to you.