“ The wrong path that childish people take will kill them. Foolish people will be destroyed by being satisfied with the way they live.

愚昧人背道，必杀己身；愚顽人安逸，必害己命。

愚蒙人背道，害死自己，愚昧人安逸，自取灭亡。

愚蒙人背道，害死自己，愚昧人安逸，自取灭亡。

愚昧人背离正道，自招灭亡；愚顽人逍遥自在，毁掉自己。

愚蒙人的背道必杀害他们自己，愚昧人的安逸必毁灭他们自己；

要知道，无知人的背道将害死自己，愚昧人的安乐将毁了自己；

愚昧人背道，必殺己身；愚頑人安逸，必害己命。

愚蒙人背道，害死自己，愚昧人安逸，自取滅亡。

愚蒙人背道，害死自己，愚昧人安逸，自取滅亡。

愚昧人背離正道，自招滅亡；愚頑人逍遙自在，毀掉自己。

愚蒙人的背道必殺害他們自己，愚昧人的安逸必毀滅他們自己；

因為愚蠢人被自己之背道所殺；愚頑人之安樂自得、使他們滅亡；

要知道，無知人的背道將害死自己，愚昧人的安樂將毀了自己；

樸拙者戮於卻退、愚蠢者滅於安逸、

愚者背道、故就死地、蠢者逸志、故遭殺戮、

拙者違逆、必致喪命、愚者淫佚、必致滅亡、

For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;

For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them;

For simpletons turn away from me— to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.

For the apostasy of the inexperienced will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

For the faithlessness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them.

For the turning away of the simple will slay them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them;

For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

For the turning away of the inexperienced will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

For the waywardness of the simpletons will kill them, and the careless ease of fools will destroy them.

For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

But those who don’t find me harm only themselves. Everyone who hates me loves death.”

Be sure that you don’t say no to the one who speaks. People did not escape when they said no to the one who warned them on earth. And what if we turn away from the one who warns us from heaven? How much less will we escape!

Anyone who believes in the Son has eternal life. Anyone who does not believe in the Son will not have life. God’s anger remains on them.”

You will be punished because you have sinned. You will be corrected for turning away from me. I am the Lord your God. If you desert me, bad things will happen to you. If you do not respect me, you will suffer bitterly. I want you to understand that,” announces the Lord who rules over all.

“ Moab has been at peace and rest from its earliest days. It is like wine that has not been shaken up. It has not been poured from one jar to another. Moab’s people have not been taken away from their land. They are like wine that tastes as it always did. Its smell has not changed at all.But other days are coming,” announces the Lord.“ At that time I will send people who pour wine from pitchers. They will pour Moab out like wine. They will empty its pitchers. They will smash its jars.

Here is something that people without sense don’t know. Here is what foolish people don’t understand.Those who are evil spring up like grass. Those who do wrong succeed. But they will be destroyed forever.

Let their feast be a trap and a snare. Let my enemies get what’s coming to them.

God trains all his children. But what if he doesn’t train you? Then you are not really his children. You are not God’s true sons and daughters at all.

When Israel grew fat, they became stubborn. When they were filled with food, they became fat and heavy. They left the God who made them. They turned away from the Rock who saved them.They made him jealous by serving false gods. They made him angry by worshiping statues of gods. He hated those gods.The people sacrificed to those false gods, not to God. They hadn’t known anything about those false gods. Those gods were new to them. Their people of long ago didn’t worship them.But then they deserted the Rock. He was their Father. They forgot the God who created them.When the Lord saw this, he turned away from them. His sons and daughters made him angry.“ I will turn my face away from them,” he said.“ I will see what will happen to them in the end. They are sinful people. They are unfaithful children.They made me jealous by serving what is not even a god. They made me angry by worshiping worthless statues of gods. I will use people who are not a nation to make them jealous. A nation that has no understanding will make them angry.My anger will start a fire. It will burn all the way down to the kingdom of the dead. It will eat up the earth and its crops. It will set the base of the mountains on fire.“ I will pile troubles on my people. I will shoot all my arrows at them.I will send them hunger. It will make them weak. I will send terrible sickness. I will send deadly plagues. I will send wild animals that will tear them apart. Snakes that glide through the dust will bite them.In the streets their children will be killed by swords. Their homes will be filled with terror. The young men and women will die. The babies and old people will die.I said I would scatter them. I said I would erase their name from human memory.But I was afraid their enemies would make fun of that. I was afraid their attackers would not understand. I was sure they would say,‘ We’re the ones who’ve beaten them! The Lord isn’t the one who did it.’ ”Israel is a nation that doesn’t have any sense. They can’t understand anything.I wish they were wise. Then they would understand what’s coming. They’d realize what would happen to them in the end.How could one person chase a thousand? How could two make ten thousand run away? It couldn’t happen unless their Rock had deserted them. It couldn’t take place unless the Lord had given them up.Their rock is not like our Rock. Even our enemies know that.Their vine comes from the vines of Sodom. It comes from the vineyards of Gomorrah. Their grapes are filled with poison. Their bunches of grapes taste bitter.Their wine is like the poison of snakes. It’s like the deadly poison of cobras.The Lord says,“ I have kept all those terrible things stored away. I have kept them sealed up in my strongbox.I punish people. I will pay them back. The time will come when their feet will slip. Their day of trouble is near. Very soon they will be destroyed.”The Lord will come to the aid of his people. He’ll show tender love to those who serve him. He will know when their strength is gone. He’ll see that no one at all is left.He’ll say,“ Where are their gods now? Where is the rock they went to for safety?Where are the gods who ate the fat of their sacrifices? Where are the gods who drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let those gods rise up to help you! Let them keep you safe!“ Look! I am the One! There is no other God except me. I put some people to death. I bring others to life. I have wounded, and I will heal. No one can save you from my power.I raise my hand to heaven. Here is the promise I make. You can be sure that I live forever.And you can be just as sure that I will sharpen my flashing sword. My hand will hold it when I judge. I will get even with my enemies. I will pay back those who hate me.I will make my arrows drip with blood. My sword will destroy people. It will kill some. It will even kill prisoners. It will cut off the heads of enemy leaders.”You nations, be full of joy. Be joyful together with God’s people. The Lord will get even with his enemies. He will pay them back for killing those who serve him. He will wipe away the sin of his land and people.Moses spoke all the words of this song to the people. Joshua, the son of Nun, was with him.

“ Once there was a rich man. He was dressed in purple cloth and fine linen. He lived an easy life every day.A man named Lazarus was placed at his gate. Lazarus was a beggar. His body was covered with sores.Even dogs came and licked his sores. All he wanted was to eat what fell from the rich man’s table.“ The time came when the beggar died. The angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.In the place of the dead, the rich man was suffering terribly. He looked up and saw Abraham far away. Lazarus was by his side.So the rich man called out,‘ Father Abraham! Have pity on me! Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water. Then he can cool my tongue with it. I am in terrible pain in this fire.’“ But Abraham replied,‘ Son, remember what happened in your lifetime. You received your good things. Lazarus received bad things. Now he is comforted here, and you are in terrible pain.

And,“ The one who is right with God will live by faith. And I am not pleased with the one who pulls back.”( Habakkuk 2:3, 4)But we don’t belong to the people who pull back and are destroyed. We belong to the people who believe and are saved.

Then Jesus told them a story. He said,“ A certain rich man’s land produced a very large crop.He thought to himself,‘ What should I do? I don’t have any place to store my crops.’“ Then he said,‘ This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones. I will store my extra grain in them.I’ll say to myself,“ You have plenty of grain stored away for many years. Take life easy. Eat, drink and have a good time.” ’“ But God said to him,‘ You foolish man! Tonight I will take your life away from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’“ That is how it will be for whoever stores things away for themselves but is not rich in the sight of God.”

You have lived an easy life on earth. You have given yourselves everything you wanted. You have made yourselves fat like cattle that will soon be butchered.