KJVO that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!
If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
If they were wise--They deal wisely with this; They attend to their latter end:
Oh that they had been wise! they would have understood this, They would have considered their latter end!
Deuteronomy — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. Give ear, O ye heavens. Moses commences in a strain of magnificence, lest the people should disdain this song with their usual pride, or even reject it altogether, being exasperated by its severe censures and reproaches. For we well know how the world naturally longs to be flattered, and…