<p class="poetry">I replied, &#8220;How long, sovereign master?&#8221; He said,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Until cities are in ruins and unpopulated,p> <p class="poetry">and houses are uninhabited,p> <p class="poetry">and the land is ruined and devastated,p>

<p class="poetry">Look, you are nothing, and your accomplishments are nonexistent;p> <p class="poetry">the one who chooses to worship you is disgusting.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies told me this:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Many houses will certainly become desolate,p> <p class="poetry">large, impressive houses will have no one living in them.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Why does no one challenge me when I come?p> <p class="poetry">Why does no one respond when I call?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Is my hand too weak<n id="2" /> to deliver<n id="3" /> you?p> <p class="poetry">Do I lack the power to rescue you?p> <p class="poetry">Look, with a mere shout<n id="4" /> I can dry up the sea;p> <p class="poetry">I can turn streams into a desert,p> <p class="poetry">so the fish rot away and diep> <p class="poetry">from lack of water.<n id="5" />p>