1 See here: A king rules to promote righteousness;rulers govern to promote justice,
2 each like a shelter from the windand a refuge from a storm,like streams of water in a wasteland,like the shade of a massive cliff in a worn-out land.
3 Then the eyes of those who can see will no longer be blind,the ears of those who can hear will listen,
4 the minds of the rash will know and comprehend,and the tongues of those who stammer will speak fluently and plainly.
5 Then a fool will no longer be called honorable,nor a villain considered respectable.
6 Fools speak folly;their minds devise wickedness,acting irreverently,speaking falsely of the Lord, leaving the hungry empty,and depriving the thirsty of drink.
7 As for the villain, his villainies are evil.He plans schemes to destroy the poor with lying words,even when the needy speak justly.