22. So you had better stop sneeringor you will be in worse shapethan ever before.I heard the Lord All-Powerfulthreaten the whole countrywith destruction.
23. Pay close attentionto what I am saying.
24. Farmers don't just ploughand break up the ground.
25. When a field is ready,they scatter the seedsof dill and cumin;they plant the seedsof wheat and barleyin the proper places.
26. They learn this from their God.
27. After dill and cuminhave been harvested,the stalks are beaten,not run over with a wagon.