43. The stranger that is in the midst of thee shall mount up above thee higher and higher; and thou shalt come down lower and lower.
44. He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
45. And all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:
46. and they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever: