5. The foolish person will no longer be called generous,Nor the miser said to be bountiful;
6. For the foolish person will speak foolishness,And his heart will work iniquity:To practice ungodliness,To utter error against the Lord,To keep the hungry unsatisfied,And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
7. Also the schemes of the schemer are evil;He devises wicked plansTo destroy the poor with lying words,Even when the needy speaks justice.
8. But a generous man devises generous things,And by generosity he shall stand.
9. Rise up, you women who are at ease,Hear my voice;You complacent daughters,Give ear to my speech.
10. In a year and some daysYou will be troubled, you complacent women;For the vintage will fail,The gathering will not come.
11. Tremble, you women who are at ease;Be troubled, you complacent ones;Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare,And gird sackcloth on your waists.
12. People shall mourn upon their breastsFor the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.