²³ When a scourge^(A) brings sudden death,
    he mocks the despair of the innocent.^(B)

²⁴ When a land falls into the hands of the wicked,^(A)
    he blindfolds its judges.^(B)
    If it is not he, then who is it?^(C)

⁵² “But days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will punish her idols,^(A)
and throughout her land
    the wounded will groan.^(B)