11 He who makes a fortune unjustly

is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.

In the middle of his life

his riches will abandon him,

so in the end he will be a fool.b

12 A glorious thronec

on highd from the beginning

is the place of our sanctuary.e

13 Lord, the hope of Israel,f

all who abandon you

will be put to shame.

All who turn away from me

will be written in the dirt,

for they have abandoned

the Lord, the fountain of living water.g

JEREMIAH’S PLEA

14 Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed;

save me, and I will be saved,

for you are my praise.h

15 Hear how they keep challenging me,i

“Where is the word of the Lord?

Let it come!”

16 But I have not run away from being your shepherd,

and I have not longed for the fatal day.j

You know my words were spoken in your presence.