Isaiah 32:3-8

International Children’s Bible

³ People will look to the king for help.
    And they will truly listen to what he says.
⁴ People who are now worried will be able to understand.
    Those who cannot speak clearly now will then be able to speak clearly and quickly.
⁵ Fools will not be called great men.
    People will not respect wicked men.
⁶ A fool says foolish things.
    And in his mind he plans to do evil things.
A fool wants to do things that are wrong.
    He says wrong things about the Lord.
A fool does not feed the hungry.
    He does not let thirsty people drink water.
⁷ The wicked man uses evil like a tool.
    He plans ways to take everything from poor people.
He destroys the poor with lies,
    even when the poor man is in the right.
⁸ But a good leader plans good things to do.
    And those good things make him a good leader.