⁴ When the kings joined forces,
    when they advanced together,^(A)
5 they saw her and were astounded;
    they fled in terror.^(B)
6 Trembling seized^(C) them there,
    pain like that of a woman in labor.^(D)

28 The wicked flee^(A) though no one pursues,^(B)
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.^(C)

¹⁷ A thousand will flee
    at the threat of one;
at the threat of five^(A)
    you will all flee^(B) away,
till you are left^(C)
    like a flagstaff on a mountaintop,
    like a banner^(D) on a hill.”