12  But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword

and die ^wwithout knowledge.

23  He dies for lack of discipline,

and because of his great folly he is led astray.

21  The lips of the righteous feed many,

but fools die for lack of sense.

6  My people are destroyed ^bfor lack of knowledge;

because you have rejected knowledge,

I reject you from being a priest to me.

And since you have forgotten the law of your God,

I also will forget your children.