⁷ You said, ‘I am forever^(A)—
    the eternal queen!’^(B)
But you did not consider these things
    or reflect^(C) on what might happen.^(D)

⁸ “Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure,
    lounging in your security^(E)
and saying to yourself,
    ‘I am, and there is none besides me.^(F)
I will never be a widow^(G)
    or suffer the loss of children.’
⁹ Both of these will overtake you
    in a moment,^(H) on a single day:
    loss of children^(I) and widowhood.^(J)
They will come upon you in full measure,
    in spite of your many sorceries^(K)
    and all your potent spells.^(L)

⁷ Give her as much torment and grief
    as the glory and luxury she gave herself.^(A)
In her heart she boasts,
    ‘I sit enthroned as queen.
I am not a widow;^[a]
    I will never mourn.’^(B)