11. Ah! Those who rise early in the morningin pursuit of strong drink,lingering lateinflamed by wine,
12. Banqueting on wine with harp and lyre,timbrel and flute,But the deed of the Lord they do not regard,the work of his hands they do not see!
13. Therefore my people go into exilefor lack of understanding,Its nobles starving,its masses parched with thirst.
14. Therefore Sheol enlarges its throatand opens its mouth beyond measure;Down into it go nobility and masses,tumult and revelry.
15. All shall be abased, each one brought low,and the eyes of the haughty lowered,
16. But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted by judgment,by justice the Holy God shown holy.
17. Lambs shall graze as at pasture,young goats shall eat in the ruins of the rich.
18. Ah! Those who tug at guilt with cords of perversity,and at sin as if with cart ropes!