Jeremiah 9:22-24

Good News Translation

²² Dead bodies are scattered everywhere,
    like piles of manure on the fields,
    like grain cut and left behind by the reapers,
    grain that no one gathers.
This is what the Lord has told me to say.”

“The wise should not boast of their wisdom,
    nor the strong of their strength,
    nor the rich of their wealth.
^24 (A)If any want to boast,
    they should boast that they know and understand me,
because my love is constant,
    and I do what is just and right.
These are the things that please me.
I, the Lord, have spoken.”