⁷ “They sow the wind
    and reap the whirlwind.^(A)
The stalk has no head;
    it will produce no flour.^(B)
Were it to yield grain,
    foreigners would swallow it up.^(C)

⁸ Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity,^(A)
    and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.^(B)

⁸ As I have observed,^(A) those who plow evil^(B)
    and those who sow trouble reap it.^(C)

¹² Sow^(A) righteousness^(B) for yourselves,
    reap the fruit of unfailing love,
and break up your unplowed ground;^(C)
    for it is time to seek^(D) the Lord,
until he comes
    and showers his righteousness^(E) on you.
¹³ But you have planted wickedness,
    you have reaped evil,^(F)
    you have eaten the fruit of deception.^(G)
Because you have depended on your own strength
    and on your many warriors,^(H)

⁹ Foreigners sap his strength,^(A)
    but he does not realize it.
His hair is sprinkled with gray,
    but he does not notice.

⁹ “Therefore I will take away my grain^(A) when it ripens,
    and my new wine^(B) when it is ready.
I will take back my wool and my linen,
    intended to cover her naked body.

¹³ They will sow wheat but reap thorns;
    they will wear themselves out but gain nothing.^(A)
They will bear the shame of their harvest
    because of the Lord’s fierce anger.”^(B)