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Shall not all of these take up a taunt against him,
    with ridicule and riddles against him, saying,
‘Woe to him who heaps up what is not his’?
    For how long?
    And, ‘Woe to him who makes himself heavy with pledges’?
Will not your creditors suddenly rise up
    and awaken those who make you tremble?
    Then you shall be as plunder for them.
Because you plundered many nations,
    all the remaining nations will plunder you
on account of the blood of humanity
    and violence against the land,
    and against cities and all who live in them.

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