<p class="poetry">Fear the sword yourselves,p> <p class="poetry">for wrath<n id="1" /> brings the punishment<n id="2" /> by the sword,p> <p class="poetry">so that you may knowp> <p class="poetry">that there is judgment.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">So he saves<n id="1" /> from the sword that comes from their mouth,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">even<n id="3" /> the poor from the hand of the powerful.p>

<p class="poetry">In time of famine<n id="1" /> he will redeem you from death,p> <p class="poetry">and in time of war from the power of the sword.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">It laughs at fear and is not dismayed;p> <p class="poetry">it does not shy away from the sword.p>

<p class="poetry">It ranks first among the works of God,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the One who made itp> <p class="poetry">has furnished it with a sword.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Whoever strikes it with a sword<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">will have no effect,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">nor with the spear, arrow, or dart.p>

<p class="poetry">He does not expect<n id="1" /> to escape from darkness;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he is marked for the sword;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">If his children increase &#8211; it is for the sword!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">His offspring never have enough to eat.<n id="2" />p>

and the Sabeans<n id="1" /> swooped down<n id="2" /> and carried them all away, and they killed<n id="3" /> the servants with the sword!<n id="4" /> And I &#8211; only I alone<n id="5" /> &#8211; escaped to tell you!&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said, &#8220;The Chaldeans<n id="1" /> formed three bands and made a raid<n id="2" /> on the camels and carried them all away, and they killed the servants with the sword!<n id="3" /> And I &#8211; only I alone &#8211; escaped to tell you!&#8221;p>