2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind,And a cover from the tempest,As rivers of water in a dry place,As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
3 The eyes of those who see will not be dim,And the ears of those who hear will listen.
4 Also the heart of the rash will understand knowledge,And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.
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.