Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by iniquity!
Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed and establishes a town by iniquity!
Woe to him who is building a city by blood, And establishing a city by iniquity.
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and establisheth a city by unrighteousness!
Habakkuk — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. 1. Super speculam meam stabo, et statuam me super arcem, et speculabor ad videndum quid loquatur mecum,…