<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, in distress they looked for you;p> <p class="poetry">they uttered incantations because of your discipline.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">If the snake should bite before it is charmed,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the snake charmer<n id="2" /> is in trouble.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">captains of groups of fifty,p> <p class="poetry">the respected citizens,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">advisers and those skilled in magical arts,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and those who know incantations.p>

<p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> says,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Yes indeed,<n id="2" /> I am sending an enemy against youp> <p class="poetry">that will be like poisonous snakes which cannot be charmed away.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">And they will inflict fatal wounds on you.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>