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¹ And princes will rule with justice. ² As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. ³ And the ears of those who hear will listen. ⁴ And the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly. ⁵ Nor the miser said to be bountiful; ⁶ And he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. ⁷ Even when the needy speaks justice. ⁸ And by generosity he shall stand. ⁹ Give ear to my speech. ¹⁰ The gathering will not come. ¹¹ And gird sackcloth on your waists. ¹² For the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. ¹³ Yes, on all the happy homes in the joyous city; ¹⁴ A joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks— ¹⁵ And the fruitful field is counted as a forest. ¹⁶ And righteousness remain in the fruitful field. ¹⁷ And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever. ¹⁸ In secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places, ¹⁹ And the city is brought low in humiliation. ²⁰ Who send out freely the feet of the ox and the donkey.