⁸ “So now, hear this, you ^(A)sensual one,
Who ^(B)sits securely,
Who says in ^[a]your heart,
‘^(C)I am, and there is no one besides me.
I will ^(D)not sit as a widow,
Nor know loss of children.’
⁹ But these ^(E)two things will come on you ^(F)suddenly in one day:
Loss of children and widowhood.
They will come on you in full measure
In spite of your many ^(G)sorceries,
In spite of the great might of your spells.
¹⁰ You felt ^(H)secure in your evil and said,
‘^(I)No one sees me,’
Your ^(J)wisdom and your knowledge ^[b]have turned you astray;
So you have said in your heart,
‘^(K)I am, and there is no one besides me.’
¹¹ But ^(L)evil will come on you
Which you will not know how to charm away;
And disaster will fall on you
For which you cannot atone;
And ^(M)destruction about which you do not know
Will come on you ^(N)suddenly.