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13 Woe to him who builds his house with unrighteousness
    and his chambers with injustice,
who uses his neighbor’s services without wages,
    and gives him nothing for his work,
14 who says, “I will build myself a roomy house
    and large chambers,”
and cuts out its windows,
    paneling it with cedar
    and painting it with vermilion.

15 Do you reign
    because you compete in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink
    and do justice and righteousness,
    and then it was well with him?
16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
    then it was well with him.
Is not this what it means to know Me?
    says the Lord.
17 But your eyes and your heart
    are intent only on your covetousness
and on shedding innocent blood
    and on oppression and violence.

18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

They will not lament for him, saying,
    “Ah, my brother!” or, “Ah, sister!”
They will not lament for him, saying,
    “Ah, lord!” or, “Ah, his glory!”
19 He will be buried with the burial of a donkey,
    drawn and cast out
    beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

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13 “Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness and his chambers by wrong, that useth his neighbor’s service without wages, and giveth him nought for his work,

14 that saith, ‘I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows, and it is ceiled with cedar and painted with vermilion.’

15 Shalt thou reign because thou enclosest thyself in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?

16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him. Was not this to know Me?” saith the Lord.

17 “But thine eyes and thine heart are for nothing but thy covetousness and to shed innocent blood, and for oppression and for violence.”

18 Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: “They shall not lament for him, saying, ‘Ah, my brother!’ or, ‘Ah, sister!’ They shall not lament for him, saying, ‘Ah, lord!’ or, ‘Ah, his glory!’

19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

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