<p class="poetry">May he not allow your foot to slip!p> <p class="poetry">May your protector<n id="1" /> not sleep!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Look! Israel&#8217;s protector<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">does not sleep or slumber!p>

<p class="poetry">The bravehearted<n id="1" /> were plundered;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">they &#8220;fell asleep.&#8221;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">All the warriors were helpless.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Your shepherds<n id="1" /> are sleeping, O king of Assyria!p> <p class="poetry">Your officers<n id="2" /> are slumbering!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Your people are scattered like sheep<n id="4" /> on the mountainsp> <p class="poetry">and there is no one to regather them!p>

<p class="poetry">None tire or stumble,p> <p class="poetry">they don&#8217;t stop to nap or sleep.p> <p class="poetry">They don&#8217;t loosen their belts,p> <p class="poetry">or unstrap their sandals to rest.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">All their watchmen<n id="1" /> are blind,p> <p class="poetry">they are unaware.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">All of them are like mute dogs,p> <p class="poetry">unable to bark.p> <p class="poetry">They pant,<n id="3" /> lie down,p> <p class="poetry">and love to snooze.p>