Amos 5:17-19

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¹⁷ in all the vineyards there shall be wailing,
    for I will pass through the midst of you,
            says the Lord.^(A)

¹⁸ Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord!
    Why do you want the day of the Lord?
It is darkness, not light,^(B)
19     as if someone fled from a lion
    and was met by a bear
or went into the house and rested a hand against the wall
    and was bitten by a snake.^(C)