Add parallel Print Page Options

No longer will a fool be called noble,
or a scoundrel said to be a gentleman.
For the fool speaks foolishness
and his heart works wickedness,
to practice ungodliness,
and speak error about Adonai,
to deprive the hungry of food
and withhold drink from the thirsty.
The scoundrel’s methods are evil—
he makes up wicked schemes
    to destroy the poor with lies,
even when the plea of the needy is just.

Read full chapter