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So listen to me, Babylon!
You love to enjoy expensive things.
    You think that you are strong and safe.
You say to yourself, “Here I am!
    There is nobody as good as I am.
I will never be alone as a widow.
    I will never lose my children.”
But both of those things will happen to you!
    They will happen suddenly, in only one day.
You will lose your children
    and you will become a widow.
All these troubles will come to hurt you.
You can use all your powerful magic
    but you will not stop this trouble!
10 You thought that your evil deeds would keep you safe.
    You said, “Nobody sees me!”
You think that you are very wise
    and that you know everything.
But your wisdom has deceived you.
You say, “Here I am!
    There is nobody as good as I am.”

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“Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure,
    lounging in your security(A)
and saying to yourself,
    ‘I am, and there is none besides me.(B)
I will never be a widow(C)
    or suffer the loss of children.’
Both of these will overtake you
    in a moment,(D) on a single day:
    loss of children(E) and widowhood.(F)
They will come upon you in full measure,
    in spite of your many sorceries(G)
    and all your potent spells.(H)
10 You have trusted(I) in your wickedness
    and have said, ‘No one sees me.’(J)
Your wisdom(K) and knowledge mislead(L) you
    when you say to yourself,
    ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’

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