²¹ Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes^(A)
    and clever in their own sight.

“‘You were the seal of perfection,
    full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.^(B)

“‘Because you think you are wise,
    as wise as a god,
⁷ I am going to bring foreigners against you,
    the most ruthless of nations;^(A)
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom^(B)
    and pierce your shining splendor.^(C)
8 They will bring you down to the pit,^(D)
    and you will die a violent death^(E)
    in the heart of the seas.^(F)