(Exodus, Ibid.) "the mighty ones of Moav" (were confounded. Why so?) If you say because they (thought) they were coming to inherit their land, is it not written (Devarim 2:9) "Do not antagonize Moav, etc." and (Ibid. 19) "When you come opposite the children of Ammon, do not antagonize them, etc."? What, then, is the intent of "the mighty ones of Moav (were seized with trembling")? Because of worry (over contention.)
The Mighty Ones of Moav Were Confounded
Mekhilta Tractate Shirah 9:17