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)
They will bring you down to the pit,(D)
    and you will die a violent death(E)
    in the heart of the seas.(F)
Will you then say, “I am a god,”
    in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,(G)
    in the hands of those who slay you.(H)

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