Into the Fire

See, a king will reign in righteousness

   and rulers will rule with justice.

Each man will be like a shelter from the wind

   and a refuge from the storm,

like streams of water in the desert

   and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.

Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,

   and the ears of those who hear will listen.

The mind of the rash will know and understand,

   and the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear.

No longer will the fool be called noble

   nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

For the fool speaks folly,

   his mind is busy with evil:

He practices ungodliness

   and spreads error concerning our Lord;

the hungry he leaves empty

   and from the thirsty he withholds water.

The scoundrel's methods are wicked,

   he makes up evil schemes

to destroy the poor with lies,

   even when the plea of the needy is just.

But the noble man makes noble plans,

   and by noble deeds he stands. 

Isaiah 32:1-8 (NIV)