42. he that occupieth merchandise, as he that has no profit by it: and he that builds, as he that shall not dwell therein:
43. he that sows, as if he should not reap: so also he that pruneth the vines, as he that shall not gather the grapes:
44. they that marry, as they that shall get no children; and they that marry not, as the widowed.
45. Inasmuch as they that labor labor in vain;
46. for strangers shall reap their fruits, and spoil their goods, overthrow their houses, and take their children captive, for in captivity and famine shall they beget their children:
47. and they that traffick traffick to become a spoil: the more they deck their cities, their houses, their possessions, and their own persons,
48. the more will I hate them for their sins, says the Lord.
49. Like as a right honest and virtuous woman hates a harlot,