32:1  Behold, a king will reign righteously And princes will rule justly.

32:2  Each will be like a refuge from the wind And a shelter from the storm, Like streams of water in a dry country, Like the shade of a huge rock in a parched land.

32:3  Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded, And the ears of those who hear will listen.

32:4  The mind of the hasty will discern the truth, And the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.

32:5  No longer will the fool be called noble, Or the rogue be spoken of {as} generous.

32:6  For a fool speaks nonsense, And his heart inclines toward wickedness: To practice ungodliness and to speak error against the LORD, To keep the hungry person unsatisfied And to withhold drink from the thirsty.

32:7  As for a rogue, his weapons are evil; He devises wicked schemes To destroy {the} afflicted with slander, Even though {the} needy one speaks what is right.

32:8  But the noble man devises noble plans; And by noble plans he stands.

32:9  Rise up, you women who are at ease, {And} hear my voice; Give ear to my word, You complacent daughters.

32:10  Within a year and {a few} days You will be troubled, O complacent {daughters;} For the vintage is ended, {And} the {fruit} gathering will not come.

32:11  Tremble, you {women} who are at ease; Be troubled, you complacent {daughters;} Strip, undress and put {sackcloth} on {your} waist,

32:12  Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine,

32:13  For the land of my people {in which} thorns {and} briars shall come up; Yea, for all the joyful houses {and for} the jubilant city.

32:14  Because the palace has been abandoned, the populated city forsaken. Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever, A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks;

32:15  Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is considered as a forest.

32:16  Then justice will dwell in the wilderness And righteousness will abide in the fertile field.

32:17  And the work of righteousness will be peace, And the service of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.

32:18  Then my people will live in a peaceful habitation, And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places;

32:19  And it will hail when the forest comes down, And the city will be utterly laid low.

32:20  How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let out freely the ox and the donkey.