^2 (A)who set out to go down to Egypt,
    without asking for my direction,
to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh
    and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!
^3 (B)Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh turn to your shame,
    and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your humiliation.

^17 (A)Our eyes failed, ever watching
    ^(B)vainly for help;
in our watching we watched
    for ^(C)a nation which could not save.