¹² The Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    called you on that day^(A)
to weep^(B) and to wail,
    to tear out your hair^(C) and put on sackcloth.^(D)
13 But see, there is joy and revelry,^(E)
    slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep,
    eating of meat and drinking of wine!^(F)
“Let us eat and drink,” you say,
    “for tomorrow we die!”^(G)

⁶ For fools speak folly,^(A)
    their hearts are bent on evil:^(B)
They practice ungodliness^(C)
    and spread error^(D) concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty^(E)
    and from the thirsty they withhold water.
⁷ Scoundrels use wicked methods,^(F)
    they make up evil schemes^(G)
to destroy the poor with lies,
    even when the plea of the needy^(H) is just.^(I)