And he walketh in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for a daughter of Ahab was to him for a wife, and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah,

he also hath walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother hath been his counsellor to do wickedly.

For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.

The sons are gathering wood, And the fathers are causing the fire to burn, And the women are kneading dough, To make cakes to the queen of the heavens, And to pour out libations to other gods, So as to provoke Me to anger.

And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, 'What shall I ask for myself?' and she said, 'The head of John the Baptist;'

Fools

Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

A fountain of life is understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.

Viler

Lo, I have been vile, What do I return to Thee? My hand I have placed on my mouth.

Despised in his eyes is a rejected one, And those fearing Jehovah he doth honour. He hath sworn to suffer evil, and changeth not;

For a fool speaketh folly, And his heart doth iniquity, to do profanity, And to speak concerning Jehovah error, To empty the soul of the hungry, Yea, drink of the thirsty he causeth to lack.

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And having spit on him, they took the reed, and were smiting on his head;