8  Woe to those who ^ejoin house to house,

who add field to field,

until there is no more room,

and you are made to dwell alone

in the midst of the land.

9  The Lord of hosts has sworn in my hearing:

^f“Surely many houses shall be desolate,

large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.

10  ^gFor ten acres¹ of vineyard shall yield but one bath,

and a ^hhomer of seed shall yield but an ephah.”²

11  Woe to those who ⁱrise early in the morning,

that they may run after strong drink,

who tarry late into the evening

as wine inflames them!

12  ^jThey have lyre and harp,

tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,

^kbut they do not regard the deeds of the Lord,

or see the work of his hands.

18  Woe to those who draw iniquity with ^ucords of falsehood,

who draw sin as with cart ropes,

19  who say: ^v“Let him be quick,

let him speed his work

that we may see it;

let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near,

and let it come, that we may know it!”

20  Woe to ^wthose who call evil good

and good evil,

^xwho put darkness for light

and light for darkness,

who put bitter for sweet

and sweet for bitter!

21  Woe to those who are ^ywise in their own eyes,

and shrewd in their own sight!

22  Woe to those who are ^zheroes at drinking wine,

and valiant men in mixing strong drink,

23  who ^aacquit the guilty for a bribe,

and deprive the innocent of his right!