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31 O how bad it will be for you who look to the south
    to Egypt for help and depend on her horses,
Who trust in its many chariots and fix your hopes on its strong drivers.
    Yet you do not look to the Holy One of Israel for relief
    or even bother to consult Him.
God is both wise and willing to wreak disaster;
    He does not second guess Himself or backtrack on what He says.
God will amass all divine power against those who do evil
    and against whoever aids and abets them.
As for Egypt, why do you rely on them?
    They are great, yes,
    but merely human, not God—their steeds just creatures, not spirits.
But when the Eternal reaches out and makes His power felt,
    those who lent their help will stumble; those who looked for help will fall.
Together they will be routed and killed.

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