14. All they think about is having sex with someone else's husband or wife. There is no end to their wicked deeds. They trick people who are easily fooled, and their minds are filled with greedy thoughts. But they are headed for trouble!
15. They have left the true road and have gone down the wrong path by following the example of the prophet Balaam. He was the son of Beor and loved what he got from being a criminal.
16. But a donkey corrected him for this evil deed. It spoke to him with a human voice and made him stop his foolishness.
17. These people are like dried-up water holes and clouds blown by a storm. The darkest part of hell is waiting for them.
18. They boast out loud about their stupid nonsense. And by being vulgar and crude, they trap people who have barely escaped from living the wrong kind of life.
19. They promise freedom to everyone. But they are merely slaves of filthy living, because people are slaves of whatever controls them.
20. When they learnt about our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they escaped from the filthy things of this world. But they are again caught up and controlled by these filthy things, and now they are in a worse state than they were at first.
21. They would have been better off if they had never known about the right way. Even after they knew what was right, they turned their backs on the holy commandments that they were given.
22. What happened to them is just like the true saying,“A dog will come backto lick up its own vomit.A pig that has been washedwill roll in the mud.”