“‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goods
    and makes himself wealthy by extortion!^(B)
    How long must this go on?’

⁹ “Woe to him who builds^(A) his house by unjust gain,^(B)
    setting his nest^(C) on high
    to escape the clutches of ruin!

¹² “Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed^(A)
    and establishes a town by injustice!

¹⁵ “Woe to him who gives drink^(A) to his neighbors,
    pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk,
    so that he can gaze on their naked bodies!

¹⁹ Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Come to life!’
    Or to lifeless stone, ‘Wake up!’^(A)
Can it give guidance?
    It is covered with gold and silver;^(B)
    there is no breath in it.”^(C)