14. My hand has found like a nest the riches of the people,And as one gathers eggs that are left,I have gathered all the earth;And there was no one who moved his wing,Nor opened his mouth with even a peep.”
15. Shall the ax boast itself against him who chops with it?Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it?As if a rod could wield itself against those who lift it up,Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were not wood!
16. Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts,Will send leanness among his fat ones;And under his gloryHe will kindle a burningLike the burning of a fire.
17. So the Light of Israel will be for a fire,And his Holy One for a flame;It will burn and devourHis thorns and his briers in one day.
18. And it will consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field,Both soul and body;And they will be as when a sick man wastes away.
19. Then the rest of the trees of his forestWill be so few in numberThat a child may write them.