⁹ he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket.
He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;
he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.

¹² They are^[a] like a lion eager to tear,
like a young lion lurking in ambush.^(A)

²⁹ Their roaring is like a lion’s;^(A)
they roar like young lions;^(B)
they growl and seize their prey
and carry it off,
and no one can rescue it.

¹⁵ The young lions have roared at him;^(A)
they have roared loudly.
They have laid waste his land.^(B)
His cities are in ruins, without inhabitants.

⁶ Therefore, a lion from the forest will strike them down.^(A)
A wolf from an arid plain will ravage them.
A leopard^(B) keeps watch over their cities.
Anyone who leaves them will be torn to pieces
because their rebellious acts are many,^(C)
their unfaithful deeds numerous.^(D)