9. “What sorrow awaits you who build big houseswith money gained dishonestly!You believe your wealth will buy security,putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger.
10. But by the murders you committed,you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives.
11. The very stones in the walls cry out against you,and the beams in the ceilings echo the complaint.
12. “What sorrow awaits you who build citieswith money gained through murder and corruption!
13. Has not the lord of Heaven’s Armies promisedthat the wealth of nations will turn to ashes?They work so hard,but all in vain!
14. For as the waters fill the sea,the earth will be filled with an awarenessof the glory of the lord.
15. “What sorrow awaits you who make your neighbors drunk!You force your cup on themso you can gloat over their shameful nakedness.
16. But soon it will be your turn to be disgraced.Come, drink and be exposed!Drink from the cup of the lord’s judgment,and all your glory will be turned to shame.