Habakkuk 2:6
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
The woe is pronounced upon the greedy oppressor who increases what is not his by piling up what belongs to others, loading himself with thick clay in the form of accumulated wealth and debt, understood also as ill-gotten gain. It applies to unfair and dishonest dealings by which the doer enriches himself while adding to the burdens of others. Such conduct incurs God's displeasure and punishment, to be averted only by sincere repentance and thorough conversion.
The verse belongs to a prophecy with an appointed time whose fulfillment will surely come and will not tarry beyond that time. That prophecy describes judgments of destruction and desolation under God that will be witnessed in the last days. It clearly describes scenes of desolation under God's judgments upon cities that will soon be witnessed universally just as written, as the word of the Lord for the last day, as certain as the desolation of San Francisco. Its fulfillment calls everyone to be also ready, because the Son of man comes in such an hour as is not thought.
The chapter gives only a faint description of the reality of the time when evil shall spring forth and the end is near. As that end nears, every year Satan drills his army to develop strong parties ready for the great battle of the last great conflict. That conflict shall become a living reality requiring wisdom and the clearing of the King's highway, even while men in high places who suppose themselves wise block the way.