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Will biting you arise suddenly,
and those shaking you awaken,
as you will become plunder for them?
Since you looted many nations,
all the survivors will plunder you—
because of human bloodshed
and violence done to the land, the city and all its inhabitants.

Oy to one surely getting unjust gain for his house—
to set his nest on high,
to escape the reach of calamity!

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Will not your creditors suddenly arise?
    Will they not wake up and make you tremble?
    Then you will become their prey.(A)
Because you have plundered many nations,
    the peoples who are left will plunder you.(B)
For you have shed human blood;(C)
    you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.(D)

“Woe to him who builds(E) his house by unjust gain,(F)
    setting his nest(G) on high
    to escape the clutches of ruin!

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