Habakkuk 2:2-8

2Then the Lord answered me and said, “1Write down the vision And inscribe it clearly on tablets, So that one who 2reads it may run.3For the vision is yet for the 3appointed time; It 4hurries toward the goal and it will not 5fail. Though it delays, 6wait for it; For it will certainly come, it 7will not delay long.

4“Behold, as for the 8impudent one, His soul is not right within him; But the 9righteous one will live by his 10faith.5Furthermore, 11wine betrays an 12arrogant man, So that he does not 13achieve his objective. He 14enlarges his appetite like Sheol, And he is like death, never satisfied. He also gathers to himself all the nations And collects to himself all the peoples.

6“Will all of these not 15take up a song of ridicule against him, Even a saying and insinuations against him And say, ‘16Woe to him who increases what is not his-- For how long-- And makes himself 17rich with debts!’7Will 18your creditors not 19rise up suddenly, And those who 20collect from you awaken? Indeed, you will become plunder for them.8Since you have 21looted many nations, All the rest of the peoples will loot you-- Because of human bloodshed and violence 22done to the land, To the town and all its inhabitants.