²⁹ Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

27 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

² Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

³ Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.

²² Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?