1. Behold, the king will reign in justice, and the princes will rule in judgment.
2. And a man will be like someone hidden from the wind, who conceals himself from a storm, or like rivers of waters in a time of thirst, or like the shadow of a rock that juts out in a desert land.
3. The eyes of those who see will not be obscured, and the ears of those who hear will listen closely.
4. And the heart of the foolish will understand knowledge, and the tongue of those with impaired speech will speak quickly and plainly.
5. He who is foolish will no longer be called leader, nor will the deceitful be called greater.
6. For a foolish man speaks foolishness and his heart works iniquity in order to accomplish deception. And he speaks to the Lord deceitfully, so as to empty the soul of the hungry and to take away drink from the thirsty.
7. The tools of the deceitful are very wicked. For they have concocted plans to destroy the meek by lying words, though the poor speak judgment.
8. Yet truly, the prince will plan things that are worthy of a prince, and he will stand above the rulers.
9. You opulent women, rise up and listen to my voice! O confident daughters, play close attention to my eloquence!
10. For after a year and some days, you who are confident will be disturbed. For the vintage has been completed; the gathering will no longer occur.