Isaiah 32:1-8

New American Standard Bible

32 Behold, a ^(A)king will reign righteously,
And officials will rule justly.
² Each will be like a ^(B)refuge from the wind
And a shelter from the storm,
Like ^[a](C)streams of water in a dry country,
Like the ^(D)shade of a ^[b]huge rock in an exhausted land.
³ Then ^(E)the eyes of those who see will not be ^[c]blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen.
⁴ The ^[d]mind of the ^(F)rash will discern the ^[e]truth,
And the tongue of the stammerers will hurry to speak clearly.
⁵ No longer will the ^(G)fool be called noble,
Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.
⁶ For a fool speaks nonsense,
And his heart ^[f](H)inclines toward wickedness:
To practice ^(I)ungodliness and to speak error against the Lord,
To ^[g](J)keep the hungry person unsatisfied
And ^[h]to withhold drink from the thirsty.
⁷ As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
He ^(K)devises wicked schemes
To ^(L)destroy the poor with ^[i]slander,
^(M)Even though the needy one speaks ^[j]what is right.
⁸ But ^(N)the noble person devises noble plans;
And by noble plans he stands.