12  But if they do not listen, they ^eperish by the sword

and die ^fwithout knowledge.

23  ^cHe dies for lack of discipline,

and because of his great folly he is ^dled astray.

21  The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for ^hlack of sense.

6  My people are destroyed ^vfor lack of knowledge;

^wbecause you have rejected knowledge,

I reject you ^xfrom being a priest to me.

And since you have forgotten the law of your God,

^yI also will forget your children.