For a fool speaks nonsense,
And his heart [a](A)inclines toward wickedness:
To practice (B)ungodliness and to speak error against the Lord,
To [b](C)keep the hungry person unsatisfied
And [c]to withhold drink from the thirsty.
As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;
He (D)devises wicked schemes
To (E)destroy the poor with [d]slander,
(F)Even though the needy one speaks [e]what is right.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:6 Or does
  2. Isaiah 32:6 Lit make empty the hungry soul
  3. Isaiah 32:6 Lit he deprives the thirsty
  4. Isaiah 32:7 Lit words of falsehood
  5. Isaiah 32:7 Lit justly

For fools speak folly,(A)
    their hearts are bent on evil:(B)
They practice ungodliness(C)
    and spread error(D) concerning the Lord;
the hungry they leave empty(E)
    and from the thirsty they withhold water.
Scoundrels use wicked methods,(F)
    they make up evil schemes(G)
to destroy the poor with lies,
    even when the plea of the needy(H) is just.(I)

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11 (A)Let the one who does wrong still do wrong, and the one who is filthy still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous still practice righteousness, and the one who is holy still keep himself holy.”

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11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.”(A)

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