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By your wisdom and discernment, you made yourself rich, and you filled your storehouses with silver and gold. Through your shrewd trading you multiplied your riches. But then you became proud of your riches.

So now the Lord God proclaims: Because you claim to have the mind of a god,

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By your wisdom and understanding
    you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
    in your treasuries.(A)
By your great skill in trading(B)
    you have increased your wealth,(C)
and because of your wealth
    your heart has grown proud.(D)

“‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Because you think you are wise,
    as wise as a god,

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