¹ Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, ² A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, ³ The eyes of those who see will not be dim, ⁴ The heart of the rash will understand knowledge, ⁵ The fool will no longer be called noble, ⁶ For the fool will speak folly, ⁷ The ways of the scoundrel are evil.
even when the needy speaks right. ⁸ But the noble devises noble things, ⁹ Rise up, you women who are at ease! Hear my voice! ¹⁰ For days beyond a year you will be troubled, you careless women; ¹¹ Tremble, you women who are at ease! ¹² Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, ¹³ Thorns and briers will come up on my people’s land; ¹⁴ For the palace will be forsaken. ¹⁵ until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, ¹⁶ Then justice will dwell in the wilderness; ¹⁷ The work of righteousness will be peace, ¹⁸ My people will live in a peaceful habitation, ¹⁹ though hail flattens the forest, ²⁰ Blessed are you who sow beside all waters,