¹³ “But you have cultivated wickedness
    and harvested a thriving crop of sins.
You have eaten the fruit of lies—
    trusting in your military might,
believing that great armies
    could make your nation safe.

⁸ My experience shows that those who plant trouble
    and cultivate evil will harvest the same.

⁷ “They have planted the wind
    and will harvest the whirlwind.
The stalks of grain wither
    and produce nothing to eat.
And even if there is any grain,
    foreigners will eat it.

⁸ Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster,
    and their reign of terror will come to an end.^[a]

³¹ Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way,
    choking on their own schemes.

¹⁶ The best-equipped army cannot save a king,
    nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.

²⁰ Wise words satisfy like a good meal;
    the right words bring satisfaction.

²¹ The tongue can bring death or life;
    those who love to talk will reap the consequences.

¹⁰ Don’t make your living by extortion
    or put your hope in stealing.
And if your wealth increases,
    don’t make it the center of your life.