Jeremiah 17:11-13

The Voice

¹¹    Like a partridge that hatches eggs that are not hers,
        so is the person who gains wealth unfairly.
    In the middle of his life a fool’s money will abandon him.
        In the end he, too, will be shown for what he is—a fool.

¹²Jeremiah (to God): But from the beginning, Your throne of glory,
        our holy place, has always been exalted.
¹³    O Eternal One, the hope of Israel,
        all who forsake You will be put to shame.
    Those who turn their backs on You will be written in the dirt,
        because they have forsaken You, the spring of living water.