Deuteronomy 28:38-46 - The Curse Of Reversed Status
38 Much seed, shalt thou take out into the field, - and little, shalt thou gather in, for the locust shall consume it. 39 Vineyards, shalt thou plant, and dress, - but wine, shalt thou not drink, neither shalt thou gather the grapes, for the worm shall eat them. 40 Olive trees, shalt thou have in all thy bounds, - but with oil, shalt thou not anoint thyself, for thine olives, shall drop off. 41 Sons and daughters, shalt thou beget, and they shall not be thine, for they shall go into captivity. 42 All thy trees, and the fruit of thy ground, shall the grasshopper, devour. 43 The sojourner who is in thy midst, shall mount up above thee higher and higher, - whereas, thou, shalt come down lower and lower: 44 he, shall lend to thee, but, thou, shalt not lend to him, - he, shall become head, and, thou, shalt become tail.
45 Moreover, all these curses, shall come in upon thee, and pursue thee and overtake thee, until thou be destroyed, - because thou didst not hearken unto the voice of Yahweh thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he hath commanded thee; 46 and they shall be upon thee, for a sign, and for a wonder, and upon thy seed, unto times age-abiding.