I ¹  tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.

A wise person is cautious ¹  and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint ²  and is overconfident. ³ 

The one who obeys commandments guards ¹  his life; the one who despises his ways ²  will die. ³ 

For the waywardness ¹  of the simpletons will kill ²  them, and the careless ease ³  of fools will destroy them.

In a year’s time ¹  you carefree ones will shake with fear, for the grape ²  harvest will fail, and the fruit harvest will not arrive.

On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten overly confident Ethiopia; panic will overtake them on the day of Egypt’s doom; ¹  for beware – it is coming!

You complacent ¹  women, get up and listen to me! You carefree ²  daughters, pay attention to what I say!

Remove perverse speech ¹  from your mouth; ²  keep devious talk far from your lips. ³ 

The household ¹  of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent ²  of the upright will flourish.

That is why many of you are weak and sick, and quite a few are dead. ¹ 

The one who guards his words ¹  guards his life, but ²  whoever is talkative ³  will come to ruin. ⁴ 

Do not let your heart envy ¹  sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the Lord ²  all the time.

so is a person ¹  who deceives his neighbor, and says, “Was I not only joking?” ² 

You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” ¹ 

But as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”

Tremble, you complacent ones! Shake with fear, you carefree ones! Strip off your clothes and expose yourselves – put sackcloth on your waist! ¹ 

This happened because they did not obey ¹  the Lord their God and broke his agreement with them. ²  They did not pay attention to and obey all that Moses, the Lord’s servant, had commanded. ³ 

“‘See here – this was the iniquity ¹  of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had majesty, abundance of food, and enjoyed carefree ease, but they did not help ²  the poor and needy.

The sound of a carefree crowd accompanied her, ¹  including all kinds of men; ²  even Sabeans ³  were brought from the desert. The sisters ⁴  put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.

Woe ¹  to those who live in ease in Zion, ²  to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria. They think of themselves as ³  the elite class of the best nation. The family ⁴  of Israel looks to them for leadership. ⁵