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“Woe to him who is greedy for (A)evil gain for his house
To (B)put his nest on high,
To be delivered from the hand of evil!
10 You have counseled a (C)shameful thing for your house
By cutting off many peoples;
So you are (D)sinning against your own soul.
11 Surely the (E)stone will cry out from the wall,
And the rafter will answer it from the [a]framework.

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  1. Habakkuk 2:11 Lit wood

“Woe to him who builds(A) his house by unjust gain,(B)
    setting his nest(C) on high
    to escape the clutches of ruin!
10 You have plotted the ruin(D) of many peoples,
    shaming(E) your own house and forfeiting your life.
11 The stones(F) of the wall will cry out,
    and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.

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