^6 (A)You have sown much, and harvested little. ^(B)You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who ^(C)earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes.

^9 (A)You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when you brought it home, ^(B)I blew it away. Why? declares the Lord of hosts. Because of my house ^(C)that lies in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own house.