4. “I, the Lord, refuse to acceptanyone who is proud.Only those who live by faithare acceptable to me.”
5. Wine is treacherous,and arrogant peopleare never satisfied.They are no less greedythan death itself—they open their mouths as wideas the world of the deadand swallow everyone.
6. But they will be mockedwith these words:You're doomed!You stored up stolen goodsand cheated othersof what belonged to them.
7. But without warning,those you owewill demand payment.Then you will becomea frightened victim.
8. You robbed cities and nationseverywhere on earthand murdered their people.Now those who survivedwill be as cruel to you.
9. You're doomed!You made your family richat the expense of others.You even said to yourself,“I'm above the law.”
10. But you will bring shameon your familyand ruin to yourselffor what you did to others.
11. The very stones and woodin your homewill testify against you.
12. You're doomed! You built a cityon crime and violence.