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I fed you till you were satisfied,
then you became proud
    and forgot about me.
Now I will attack like a lion,
    ambush you like a leopard,
and rip you apart like a bear
    robbed of her cubs.
I will gnaw on your bones,
as though I were a lion
    or some other wild animal.

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When I fed them, they were satisfied;
    when they were satisfied, they became proud;(A)
    then they forgot(B) me.(C)
So I will be like a lion(D) to them,
    like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
Like a bear robbed of her cubs,(E)
    I will attack them and rip them open;
like a lion(F) I will devour them—
    a wild animal will tear them apart.(G)

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