²⁴ Therefore, ^(A)as the ^[a]fire devours the stubble,
And the flame consumes the chaff,
So ^(B)their root will be as rottenness,
And their blossom will ascend like dust;
Because they have rejected the law of the Lord of hosts,
And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁸ For wickedness ^(A)burns as the fire;
It shall devour the briers and thorns,
And kindle in the thickets of the forest;
They shall mount up like rising smoke.