You said, ‘I am forever(A)
    the eternal queen!’(B)
But you did not consider these things
    or reflect(C) on what might happen.(D)

“Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure,
    lounging in your security(E)
and saying to yourself,
    ‘I am, and there is none besides me.(F)
I will never be a widow(G)
    or suffer the loss of children.’
Both of these will overtake you
    in a moment,(H) on a single day:
    loss of children(I) and widowhood.(J)
They will come upon you in full measure,
    in spite of your many sorceries(K)
    and all your potent spells.(L)

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