Isaiah 32:5-14

New International Version

⁵No longer will the fool^(A) be called noble
    nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
⁶For fools speak folly,^(B)
    their hearts are bent on evil:^(C)
They practice ungodliness^(D)
    and spread error^(E) concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty^(F)
    and from the thirsty they withhold water.
⁷Scoundrels use wicked methods,^(G)
    they make up evil schemes^(H)
to destroy the poor with lies,
    even when the plea of the needy^(I) is just.^(J)
⁸But the noble make noble plans,
    and by noble deeds^(K) they stand.^(L)

The Women of Jerusalem

⁹You women^(M) who are so complacent,
    rise up and listen^(N) to me;
you daughters who feel secure,^(O)
    hear what I have to say!
¹⁰In little more than a year^(P)
    you who feel secure will tremble;
the grape harvest will fail,^(Q)
    and the harvest of fruit will not come.
¹¹Tremble,^(R) you complacent women;
    shudder, you daughters who feel secure!^(S)
Strip off your fine clothes^(T)
    and wrap yourselves in rags.^(U)
¹²Beat your breasts^(V) for the pleasant fields,
    for the fruitful vines^(W)
¹³and for the land of my people,
    a land overgrown with thorns and briers^(X)—
yes, mourn^(Y) for all houses of merriment
    and for this city of revelry.^(Z)
¹⁴The fortress^(AA) will be abandoned,
    the noisy city deserted;^(AB)
citadel and watchtower^(AC) will become a wasteland forever,
    the delight of donkeys,^(AD) a pasture for flocks,^(AE)