2
Then the
Write the vision;
make it plain on tablets,
so that a runner may read it.
3
For there is still a vision for the appointed time;
it speaks of the end, and does not lie.
If it seems to tarry, wait for it;
it will surely come, it will not delay.
4
Look at the proud!
Their spirit is not right in them,
but the righteous live by their faith. 1
5
Moreover, wealth 2 is treacherous;
the arrogant do not endure.
They open their throats wide as Sheol;
like Death they never have enough.
They gather all nations for themselves,
and collect all peoples as their own.