At this point the angelic messenger who spoke to me went out, and another messenger came to meet him

The speaker went on to say, "This is a curse traveling across the whole earth. For example, according to the curse whoever steals will be removed from the community; or on the other hand (according to the curse) whoever swears falsely will suffer the same fate."

After this the angelic messenger who had been speaking to me went out and said, "Look, see what is leaving."

Before that time there was no compensation for man or animal, nor was there any relief from adversity for those who came and went, because I had pitted everybody -- each one -- against everyone else.