43. “The foreigners living among you will become stronger and stronger, while you become weaker and weaker.
44. They will lend money to you, but you will not lend to them. They will be the head, and you will be the tail!
45. “If you refuse to listen to the lord your God and to obey the commands and decrees he has given you, all these curses will pursue and overtake you until you are destroyed.
46. These horrors will serve as a sign and warning among you and your descendants forever.