Isaiah 19:9-11

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁹The workers in combed flax will be in despair,
and the weavers of white cotton.
¹⁰Those who are the pillars of the land will be crushed,
and all who work for hire will be grieved.

¹¹The princes of Zo′an are utterly foolish;
    the wise counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
    “I am a son of the wise,
    a son of ancient kings”?

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