Isaiah 5:22-24

New International Reader's Version

²² How terrible it will be for those
    who are heroes at drinking wine!
How terrible for those
    who are heroes at mixing drinks!
²³ How terrible for those
    who take money to set guilty people free!
How terrible for those
    who don’t treat good people fairly!
²⁴ Flames of fire burn up straw.
    Dry grass sinks down into those flames.
Evil people will be like plants whose roots rot away.
    They will be like flowers that are blown away like dust.
That’s because they have said no to the law of the Lord who rules over all.
    They have turned against the message of the Holy One of Israel.