18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehoodand sin as if with a cart rope,
19 who say, “Let Him make speedand hasten His work,that we may see it;and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israeldraw near and come,that we may know it!”
20 Woe to those who call evil good,and good evil;who exchange darkness for light,and light for darkness;who exchange bitter for sweet,and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyesand prudent in their own sight!
22 Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine,and men of strength to mingle strong drink,
23 who justify the wicked for a reward,and take away the justice of the righteous from him!
24 Therefore, as the fire devours the stubbleand the flame consumes the chaff,so their root shall be as rottenness,and their blossom shall go up as dust;because they have cast away the law of the Lord of Hostsand despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.