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14 Surely they shall be as stubble,
    the fire shall burn them;
they shall not deliver themselves
    from the power of the flame;
it shall not be coal to be warmed by
    nor a fire to sit before.
15 Thus those shall be to you
    with whom you have labored,
    even your merchants, from your youth;
they shall wander, everyone to his quarter.
    No one shall save you.

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14 Surely they are like stubble;(A)
    the fire(B) will burn them up.
They cannot even save themselves
    from the power of the flame.(C)
These are not coals for warmth;
    this is not a fire to sit by.
15 That is all they are to you—
    these you have dealt with
    and labored(D) with since childhood.
All of them go on in their error;
    there is not one that can save(E) you.

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