Ah! you who store up what is not yours
    —how long can it last!—
    you who load yourself down with collateral.
⁷ Will your debtors^[a] not rise suddenly?
    Will they not awake, those who make you tremble?
    You will become their spoil!
⁸ Because you plundered many nations,
    the remaining peoples shall plunder you;
Because of the shedding of human blood,
    and violence done to the land,
    to the city and to all who live in it.

⁹ Ah! you who pursue evil gain for your household,
    setting your nest on high
    to escape the reach of misfortune!
¹⁰ You have devised shame for your household,
    cutting off many peoples, forfeiting your own life;