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“So is now the time for you to be living in your own paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? Therefore here is what Adonai-Tzva’ot says:

‘Think about your life!
You sow much but bring in little;
you eat but aren’t satisfied;
you drink but never have enough;
you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm;
and he who works for a living earns wages
that are put in a bag full of holes.’”

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“Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses,(A) while this house remains a ruin?(B)

Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought(C) to your ways. You have planted much, but harvested little.(D) You eat, but never have enough.(E) You drink, but never have your fill.(F) You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages,(G) only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”

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