3. Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
4. The fearful heart will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear.
5. No longer will the fool be called noble nor the scoundrel be highly respected.
6. For fools speak folly, their hearts are bent on evil: They practice ungodliness and spread error concerning the Lord; the hungry they leave empty and from the thirsty they withhold water.
7. Scoundrels use wicked methods, they make up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
8. But the noble make noble plans, and by noble deeds they stand.
9. You women who are so complacent, rise up and listen to me; you daughters who feel secure, hear what I have to say!
10. In little more than a year you who feel secure will tremble; the grape harvest will fail, and the harvest of fruit will not come.
11. Tremble, you complacent women; shudder, you daughters who feel secure! Strip off your fine clothes and wrap yourselves in rags.
12. Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines
13. and for the land of my people, a land overgrown with thorns and briers— yes, mourn for all houses of merriment and for this city of revelry.