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

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;

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

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

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 miss me injure themselves. All who hate me love death.”

Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven!

And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.”

Your wickedness will bring its own punishment. Your turning from me will shame you. You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is to abandon the Lord your God and not to fear him. I, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!

“ From his earliest history, Moab has lived in peace, never going into exile. He is like wine that has been allowed to settle. He has not been poured from flask to flask, and he is now fragrant and smooth.But the time is coming soon,” says the Lord,“ when I will send men to pour him from his jar. They will pour him out, then shatter the jar!

Only a simpleton would not know, and only a fool would not understand this:Though the wicked sprout like weeds and evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.

Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare and their prosperity become a trap.

If God doesn’t discipline you as he does all of his children, it means that you are illegitimate and are not really his children at all.

“ But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation.They stirred up his jealousy by worshiping foreign gods; they provoked his fury with detestable deeds.They offered sacrifices to demons, which are not God, to gods they had not known before, to new gods only recently arrived, to gods their ancestors had never feared.You neglected the Rock who had fathered you; you forgot the God who had given you birth.“ The Lord saw this and drew back, provoked to anger by his own sons and daughters.He said,‘ I will abandon them; then see what becomes of them. For they are a twisted generation, children without integrity.They have roused my jealousy by worshiping things that are not God; they have provoked my anger with their useless idols. Now I will rouse their jealousy through people who are not even a people; I will provoke their anger through the foolish Gentiles.For my anger blazes forth like fire and burns to the depths of the grave. It devours the earth and all its crops and ignites the foundations of the mountains.I will heap disasters upon them and shoot them down with my arrows.I will weaken them with famine, burning fever, and deadly disease. I will send the fangs of wild beasts and poisonous snakes that glide in the dust.Outside, the sword will bring death, and inside, terror will strike both young men and young women, both infants and the aged.I would have annihilated them, wiping out even the memory of them.But I feared the taunt of Israel’s enemy, who might misunderstand and say,“ Our own power has triumphed! The Lord had nothing to do with this!”’“ But Israel is a senseless nation; the people are foolish, without understanding.Oh, that they were wise and could understand this! Oh, that they might know their fate!How could one person chase a thousand of them, and two people put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the Lord had given them up?But the rock of our enemies is not like our Rock, as even they recognize.Their vine grows from the vine of Sodom, from the vineyards of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poison, and their clusters are bitter.Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.“ The Lord says,‘ Am I not storing up these things, sealing them away in my treasury?I will take revenge; I will pay them back. In due time their feet will slip. Their day of disaster will arrive, and their destiny will overtake them.’“ Indeed, the Lord will give justice to his people, and he will change his mind about his servants, when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free.Then he will ask,‘ Where are their gods, the rocks they fled to for refuge?Where now are those gods, who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their offerings? Let those gods arise and help you! Let them provide you with shelter!Look now; I myself am he! There is no other god but me! I am the one who kills and gives life; I am the one who wounds and heals; no one can be rescued from my powerful hand!Now I raise my hand to heaven and declare,“ As surely as I live,when I sharpen my flashing sword and begin to carry out justice, I will take revenge on my enemies and repay those who reject me.I will make my arrows drunk with blood, and my sword will devour flesh— the blood of the slaughtered and the captives, and the heads of the enemy leaders.”’“ Rejoice with him, you heavens, and let all of God’s angels worship him. Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles, and let all the angels be strengthened in him. For he will avenge the blood of his children; he will take revenge against his enemies. He will repay those who hate him and cleanse his people’s land.”So Moses came with Joshua son of Nun and recited all the words of this song to the people.

Jesus said,“ There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury.At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores.As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man’s table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores.“ Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the heavenly banquet. The rich man also died and was buried,and he went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side.“ The rich man shouted,‘ Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.’“ But Abraham said to him,‘ Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish.

And my righteous ones will live by faith. But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.”But we are not like those who turn away from God to their own destruction. We are the faithful ones, whose souls will be saved.

Then he told them a story:“ A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.He said to himself,‘ What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’Then he said,‘ I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods.And I’ll sit back and say to myself,“ My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’“ But God said to him,‘ You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’“ Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”

You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter.