16:1
The sky, seasons, and earth cease to follow familiar measure, and scarcity spreads among the peoples.
16:2
Parents and children turn against one another; teachers lose discernment; scribes preserve letters while abandoning their weight.
16:3
The wise are difficult to find because knowledge without covenant-standing cannot perceive the approaching kingdom.
16:4
Dani’el asks who among the sages and scribes will resemble the Kingdom of Heaven, for the kingdom will remain invisible to those not formed in its likeness.