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| 32:1 |
Behold, a king will reign righteously And princes will rule justly.
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| 32:2 |
Each will be like a refuge from the wind And a shelter from the storm, Like streams of water in a dry country, Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched land.
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| 32:3 |
Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded, And the ears of those who hear will listen.
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| 32:4 |
The mind of the hasty will discern the truth, And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.
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| 32:5 |
No longer will the fool be called noble, Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.
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| 32:6 |
For a fool speaks nonsense, And his heart inclines toward wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the Lord, To keep the hungry person unsatisfied And to withhold drink from the thirsty.
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| 32:7 |
As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He devises wicked schemes To destroy the afflicted with slander, Even though the needy one speaks what is right.
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| 32:8 |
But the noble man devises noble plans; And by noble plans he stands.
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| 32:9 |
Rise up, you women who are at ease, And hear my voice; Give ear to my word, You complacent daughters.
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| 32:10 |
Within a year and a few days You will be troubled, O complacent daughters; For the vintage is ended, And the fruit gathering will not come.
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| 32:11 |
Tremble, you women who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent daughters; Strip, undress and put sackcloth on your waist,
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| 32:12 |
Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine,
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| 32:13 |
For the land of my people in which thorns and briars shall come up; Yea, for all the joyful houses and for the jubilant city.
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| 32:14 |
Because the palace has been abandoned, the populated city forsaken. Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks;
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| 32:15 |
Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is considered as a forest.
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| 32:16 |
Then justice will dwell in the wilderness And righteousness will abide in the fertile field.
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| 32:17 |
And the work of righteousness will be peace, And the service of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.
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| 32:18 |
Then my people will live in a peaceful habitation, And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places;
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| 32:19 |
And it will hail when the forest comes down, And the city will be utterly laid low.
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| 32:20 |
How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let out freely the ox and the donkey.
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