Isaiah 32:1-8

1Indeed, a king will reign righteously, and rulers will rule justly.

2Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the rain, like flowing streams in a dry land and the shade of a massive rock in an arid land.

3Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.

4The reckless mind will gain knowledge, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.

5A fool will no longer be called a noble, nor a scoundrel said to be important.

6For a fool speaks foolishness and his mind plots iniquity. He lives in a godless way and speaks falsely about the Lord. He leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.

7The scoundrel’s weapons are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the needy with lies, even when the poor person says what is right.

8But a noble person plans noble things; he stands up for noble causes.