3
No matter how many children are born of a forbidden union, none of them will ever amount to anything. They are illegitimate; they can never lay a firm foundation for themselves, never take deep root.
4
Like trees with shallow roots, they put out leaves for a while, but they sway in the wind, and storms uproot them.
5
Their branches snap off before they mature; their fruit never ripens, and it is good for nothing.
6
On Judgment Day children born of a forbidden union will testify to the sin of their parents and act as witnesses against them.
7
Righteous people, however, will find rest, even if they die young.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.