1. Some day there will be a king who rules with integrity, and national leaders who govern with justice.
2. Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a place to hide from storms. They will be like streams flowing in a desert, like the shadow of a giant rock in a barren land.
3. Their eyes and ears will be open to the needs of the people.
4. They will not be impatient any longer, but they will act with understanding and will say what they mean.
5. No one will think that a fool is honourable or say that a scoundrel is honest.
6. A fool speaks foolishly and thinks up evil things to do. What he does and what he says are an insult to the Lord, and he never feeds the hungry or gives thirsty people anything to drink.
7. A stupid person is evil and does evil things; he plots to ruin the poor with lies and to prevent them getting their rights.
8. But an honourable person acts honestly and stands firm for what is right.
9. You women who live an easy life, free from worries, listen to what I am saying.
10. You may be satisfied now, but this time next year you will be in despair because there will be no grapes for you to gather.
11. You have been living an easy life, free from worries; but now, tremble with fear! Strip off your clothes and tie rags round your waist.
12. Beat your breasts in grief because the fertile fields and the vineyards have been destroyed,