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Then (A)the eyes of those who see will not be [a]blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will pay attention.
And the heart of the (B)hasty will discern knowledge,
And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.
No longer will the (C)wicked fool be called noble,
Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.
For a wicked fool speaks wicked folly,
And his heart (D)does wickedness:
To do (E)ungodliness and to speak error against Yahweh,
In order to (F)make the hungry person empty;
He even causes the thirsty to lack a drink.
As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
He (G)counsels wicked schemes
To (H)wreak destruction on the afflicted with lying words,
(I)Even though the needy one speaks justly.
But (J)the noble man counsels noble plans;
And by noble plans he rises up.

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  1. Isaiah 32:3 Or turned away

Then the eyes of those who can see won’t turn away,
    and the ears of those who can hear will listen.
The hearts of reckless people will understand sound judgment,
    and the tongues of those who stammer will be ready to speak clearly.
People will no longer call a fool[a] noble,
    nor will a bad person be declared honorable.
For fools utter contempt,
    and their minds plot[b] wrong things:
practicing ungodliness,
    spreading lies about the Lord,
leaving the pangs of hungry people unsatisfied,
    and depriving thirsty people of drink.
Furthermore, the crimes of bad people are evil;
    and[c] they devise wicked schemes,
destroying the poor[d] with lying words,
    even when needy people plead[e] a just cause.
But those who are decent plan noble things,
    and by noble deeds they stand.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:5 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads No longer will a fool will be called
  2. Isaiah 32:6 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads work
  3. Isaiah 32:7 So 1QIsaa LXX; the Heb. lacks and
  4. Isaiah 32:7 1QIsaa and MT use two different synonyms
  5. Isaiah 32:7 So 1QIsaa; cf. LXX; MT reads a needy one pleads