Trembling seized them like the trembling that a woman experiences during labor.
So at dusk they fled. They abandoned the camp as it was with its tents, horses, and donkeys and ran for their lives.)
That is why my body is full of trembling. Pain grips me like the pain of childbirth. I’m disturbed by what I hear. I’m terrified by what I see.
Then the king turned pale, and his thoughts frightened him. His hip joints became loose, and his knees knocked against each other.
They have the opportunity to live again, but they are not smart enough to take it. They are like a baby who is about to be born but won’t come out of its mother’s womb.