9
“Woe to him who gets (A)evil gain for his house
To (B)put his nest on high,
To be delivered from the hand of calamity!
10
“You have devised a (C)shameful thing for your house
By cutting off many peoples;
So you are (D)sinning against yourself.
11
“Surely the (E)stone will cry out from the wall,
And the rafter will answer it from the (a)framework.
12
“Woe to him who (F)builds a city with bloodshed
And founds a town with (b)violence!

Footnotes:

a. Habakkuk 2:11: ['Lit ', wood]
b. Habakkuk 2:12: ['Or ', injustice]

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