2
Then the Lord said to me,
“Write my answer plainly on tablets,
so that a runner can carry the correct message to others.
3
This vision is for a future time.
It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled.
If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently,
for it will surely take place.
It will not be delayed.
4
“Look at the proud!
They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked.
But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God. 1
5
Wealth 2 is treacherous,
and the arrogant are never at rest.
They open their mouths as wide as the grave, 3
and like death, they are never satisfied.
In their greed they have gathered up many nations
and swallowed many peoples.