³ Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.^{(A) 4} Rather, it should be that of your inner self,^(B) the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.^(C)

²² Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,”^[a](A) and, “A sow that is washed returns to her wallowing in the mud.”

⁴⁷ “I asked her, ‘Whose daughter are you?’^(A)

“She said, ‘The daughter of Bethuel^(B) son of Nahor, whom Milkah bore to him.’^(C)

“Then I put the ring in her nose^(D) and the bracelets on her arms,^(E)

¹⁵ “‘But you trusted in your beauty and used your fame to become a prostitute. You lavished your favors on anyone who passed by^(A) and your beauty became his.^{(B) 16} You took some of your garments to make gaudy high places,^(C) where you carried on your prostitution.^(D) You went to him, and he possessed your beauty.^{[a] 17} You also took the fine jewelry I gave you, the jewelry made of my gold and silver, and you made for yourself male idols and engaged in prostitution with them.^{(E) 18} And you took your embroidered clothes to put on them, and you offered my oil and incense^(F) before them. ¹⁹ Also the food I provided for you—the flour, olive oil and honey I gave you to eat—you offered as fragrant incense before them. That is what happened, declares the Sovereign Lord.^(G)

²⁰ “‘And you took your sons and daughters^(H) whom you bore to me^(I) and sacrificed them as food to the idols. Was your prostitution not enough?^{(J) 21} You slaughtered my children and sacrificed them to the idols.^{(K) 22} In all your detestable practices and your prostitution you did not remember the days of your youth,^(L) when you were naked and bare,^(M) kicking about in your blood.^(N)