¹⁶ saying, ‘Woe, woe, for the great city that was robed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, gilded and adorned with gold, with precious stones, and with pearls;^{(A) 17} because in one hour all the vast wealth has been laid waste.’ And every ship captain or navigator, and every ^[a]passenger and sailor, and all who make their living by the sea, stood a long way off,^{(B) 18} and exclaimed as they watched the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What could be compared to the great city?’