For a fool speaks nonsense,
And his heart [a](A)inclines toward wickedness:
To practice (B)ungodliness and to speak error against the Lord,
To [b](C)keep the hungry person unsatisfied
And [c]to withhold drink from the thirsty.
As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
He (D)devises wicked schemes
To (E)destroy the afflicted with [d]slander,
(F)Even though the needy one speaks [e]what is right.
But (G)the noble man devises noble plans;
And by noble plans he stands.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:6 Or does
  2. Isaiah 32:6 Lit make empty the hungry soul
  3. Isaiah 32:6 Lit he causes to lack
  4. Isaiah 32:7 Lit words of falsehood
  5. Isaiah 32:7 Lit justly