⁹ You were looking for much, and it came to little; and when you got it into your house, I took it away with a breath. Why? says the Lord of armies. Because of my house which is a waste, while every man takes care of the house which is his.

¹⁰ Let your designs be formed, and they will come to nothing; give your orders, and they will not be effected: for God is with us.