1. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2. "Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre: Thus says the Lord God: Because your heart has been exalted, and you have said, 'I am God, and I sit in the chair of God, in the heart of the sea,' though you are a man, and not God, and because you have presented your heart as if it were the heart of God:
3. Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is concealed from you.
4. By your wisdom and prudence, you have made yourself strong, and you have acquired gold and silver for your storehouses.
5. By the multitude of your wisdom, and by your business dealings, you have multiplied strength for yourself. And your heart has been exalted by your strength.