Look, his ego is inflated;[a]
he is without integrity.
But the righteous one will live by his faith.[b](A)
Moreover, wine[c] betrays;
an arrogant man is never at rest.[d]
He enlarges his appetite like Sheol,
and like Death he is never satisfied.(B)
He gathers all the nations to himself;(C)
he collects all the peoples for himself.

The Five Woe Oracles

Won’t all of these take up a taunt against him,(D)
with mockery and riddles about him?
They will say,
“Woe to him who amasses what is not his—
how much longer?(E)
and loads himself with goods taken in pledge.”(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:4 Hb obscure
  2. 2:4 Or faithfulness
  3. 2:5 DSS read wealth
  4. 2:5 Or man does not endure; Hb obscure

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