<p class="poetry">The king shows favor<n id="1" /> to a wise<n id="2" /> servant,p> <p class="poetry">but his wrath falls<n id="3" /> on one who acts shamefully.p>

<p class="poetry">We have heard about Moab&#8217;s pride,p> <p class="poetry">their great arrogance,p> <p class="poetry">their boasting, pride, and excess.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">But their boastful claims are empty!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">This is what the <sc>Lordsc> says:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Because Edom has committed three crimes<n id="1" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">make that four!<n id="2" /> &#8211; I will not revoke my decree of judgment.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">He chased his brother<n id="4" /> with a sword;p> <p class="poetry">he wiped out his allies.<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">In his anger he tore them apart without stopping to rest;<n id="6" />p> <p class="poetry">in his fury he relentlessly attacked them.<n id="7" />p>