Habakkuk 2:4-6

New International Reader's Version

⁴ “The Babylonians are very proud.
    What they want is not good.

“But the person who is godly
    will live by his faithfulness.

⁵ “Wine makes the Babylonians do foolish things.
    They are proud. They never rest.
Like the grave, they are always hungry for more.
    Like death, they are never satisfied.
They gather all the nations to themselves.
    They take all those people away as prisoners.

“ ‘How terrible it will be for you
    who pile up stolen goods!
You get rich by cheating others.
    How long will this go on?’