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(A) “I, the Lord, refuse to accept
    anyone who is proud.
Only those who live by faith
    are acceptable to me.”[a]

Trouble for Evil People

Wine[b] is treacherous,
and arrogant people
    are never satisfied.
They are no less greedy
    than death itself—
they open their mouths as wide
as the world of the dead
    and swallow everyone.

But they will be mocked
with these words:
    You're doomed!
You stored up stolen goods
and cheated others
    of what belonged to them.

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Footnotes

  1. 2.4 Only … me: Or “But those who are acceptable to me will live because of their faithfulness.”
  2. 2.5 Wine: The Standard Hebrew Text; the Dead Sea Scrolls “Wealth.”

“See, the enemy is puffed up;
    his desires are not upright—
    but the righteous person(A) will live by his faithfulness[a](B)
indeed, wine(C) betrays him;
    he is arrogant(D) and never at rest.
Because he is as greedy as the grave
    and like death is never satisfied,(E)
he gathers to himself all the nations
    and takes captive(F) all the peoples.

“Will not all of them taunt(G) him with ridicule and scorn, saying,

“‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goods
    and makes himself wealthy by extortion!(H)
    How long must this go on?’

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:4 Or faith