¹² But if they do not listen, they ^(A)perish by the sword
    and die ^(B)without knowledge.

^23 (A)He dies for lack of discipline,
    and because of his great folly he is ^(B)led astray.

²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many,
    but fools die for ^(A)lack of sense.

⁶ My people are destroyed ^(A)for lack of knowledge;
    ^(B)because you have rejected knowledge,
    I reject you ^(C)from being a priest to me.
And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
    ^(D)I also will forget your children.