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Look, his soul is lifted up;
    it is not upright in him;
    but the just shall live by his faith.
Indeed, wine betrays the proud man,
    who does not stay at home.
He enlarges his appetite as Sheol,
    and like death he is never satisfied.
He gathers to himself all nations
    and collects for himself all peoples.

Woe to the Wicked

Shall not all these take up a taunt against him, with satire and riddles, and say,

“Woe to him who increases what is not his—how long?
    And to him who loads himself with heavy debts!”

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“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