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18 He who flees from the report of disaster
    shall fall into the pit,
and he who comes up out of the midst of the pit
    shall be taken in the snare.

For the windows from on high are open,
    and the foundations of the earth shake.
19 The earth is utterly broken down,
    the earth is split through,
    the earth is shaken violently.
20 The earth reels to and fro like a drunkard,
    and it totters like a shack,
and its transgression is heavy upon it,
    and it shall fall, never to rise again.

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18 Whoever flees(A) at the sound of terror
    will fall into a pit;(B)
whoever climbs out of the pit
    will be caught in a snare.(C)

The floodgates of the heavens(D) are opened,
    the foundations of the earth shake.(E)
19 The earth is broken up,(F)
    the earth is split asunder,(G)
    the earth is violently shaken.
20 The earth reels like a drunkard,(H)
    it sways like a hut(I) in the wind;
so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion(J)
    that it falls(K)—never to rise again.(L)

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