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14 My hand has found, like a nest,
    the wealth of the peoples;
and as one gathers eggs that have been forsaken,
    so I have gathered all the earth;
and there was none that moved a wing,
    or opened its mouth, or chirped.”

15 Shall the ax vaunt itself over the one who wields it,
    or the saw magnify itself against the one who handles it?
As if a rod should raise the one who lifts it up,
    or as if a staff should lift the one who is not wood!
16 Therefore the Sovereign, the Lord of hosts,
    will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors,
and under his glory a burning will be kindled,
    like the burning of fire.

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14 As one reaches into a nest,(A)
    so my hand reached for the wealth(B) of the nations;
as people gather abandoned eggs,
    so I gathered all the countries;(C)
not one flapped a wing,
    or opened its mouth to chirp.(D)’”

15 Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it,
    or the saw boast against the one who uses it?(E)
As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up,
    or a club(F) brandish the one who is not wood!
16 Therefore, the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    will send a wasting disease(G) upon his sturdy warriors;(H)
under his pomp(I) a fire(J) will be kindled
    like a blazing flame.

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