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I was enraged with my people;
    I made my inheritance impure
    and put them under your power.
You took no pity on them.
    You made your yoke heavy even on the elderly.
    You said, “I’m forever; I’m the eternal mistress.”
    You didn’t stop and think;
    you didn’t consider the outcome.
So listen to this,
luxuriant one who sits secure,
    who says in her heart, I’m utterly unique;
    I’ll never sit as a widow;
    I’ll never know childlessness:

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I was angry(A) with my people
    and desecrated my inheritance;(B)
I gave them into your hand,(C)
    and you showed them no mercy.(D)
Even on the aged
    you laid a very heavy yoke.
You said, ‘I am forever(E)
    the eternal queen!’(F)
But you did not consider these things
    or reflect(G) on what might happen.(H)

“Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure,
    lounging in your security(I)
and saying to yourself,
    ‘I am, and there is none besides me.(J)
I will never be a widow(K)
    or suffer the loss of children.’

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