If you besiege a city for a long time while attempting to capture it,<n id="1" /> you must not chop down its trees,<n id="2" /> for you may eat fruit<n id="3" /> from them and should not cut them down. A tree in the field is not human that you should besiege it!<n id="4" />

<p class="poetry">The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Pharaoh&#8217;s wise advisers give stupid advice.p> <p class="poetry">How dare you say to Pharaoh,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;I am one of the sages,p> <p class="poetry">one well-versed in the writings of the ancient kings?&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> says,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Flee quickly, you who live in Hazor.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Take up refuge in remote places.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">For King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has laid out plans to attack you.p> <p class="poetry">He has formed his strategy on how to defeat you.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>