Isaiah 32:1–8

The Glorious Future

1 Behold, a aking will reign righteously

And princes will rule justly.

2 Each will be like a arefuge from the wind

And a shelter from the storm,

Like 1bstreams of water in a dry country,

Like the ashade of a 2huge rock in 3a parched land.

3 Then athe eyes of those who see will not be 1blinded,

And the ears of those who hear will listen.

4 The 1mind of the ahasty will discern the 2truth,

And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.

5 No longer will the afool be called noble,

Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.

6 For a fool speaks nonsense,

And his heart 1ainclines toward wickedness:

To practice bungodliness and to speak error against the Lord,

To 2ckeep the hungry person unsatisfied

And 3to withhold drink from the thirsty.

7 As for a rogue, his weapons are evil;

He adevises wicked schemes

To bdestroy the afflicted with 1slander,

cEven though the needy one speaks 2what is right.

8 But athe noble man devises noble plans;

And by noble plans he stands.