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Go over to Calneh and look at what happened there,
    then cross over to the great city of Hamath in Aram,
Then go down to Gath, the city of the Philistines.
Are you any more powerful than these fallen kingdoms were?
    Are your lands any larger than theirs?
You try to hold off the evil day,
    but your actions bring the reign of violence ever nearer.

Grief is coming to those who lounge on beds inlaid with ivory,
    who stretch out on their luxurious sofas,
And who feast on lambs from their flocks
    and stall-fattened calves anytime, not just during festivals.

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