1 Woe to you, destroyer,

you who have not been destroyed!

Woe to you, betrayer,

you who have not been betrayed!

When you stop destroying,

you will be destroyed;

when you stop betraying,

you will be betrayed.

1 Ah, you destroyer,

who yourself have not been destroyed,

you traitor,

whom none has betrayed!

When you have ceased to destroy,

you will be destroyed;

and when you have finished betraying,

they will betray you.

1 What sorrow awaits you Assyrians, who have destroyed others

but have never been destroyed yourselves.

You betray others,

but you have never been betrayed.

When you are done destroying,

you will be destroyed.

When you are done betraying,

you will be betrayed.

1 Woe to you who plunder, though you have not been plundered;

And you who deal treacherously, though they have not dealt treacherously with you!

When you cease plundering,

You will be plundered;

When you make an end of dealing treacherously,

They will deal treacherously with you.

1 How terrible it will be for you who destroy others

but have not been destroyed yet.

How terrible it will be for you, traitor,

whom no one has turned against yet.

When you stop destroying,

others will destroy you.

When you stop turning against others,

they will turn against you.

1 Woe to thee that destroyest, and thou wast not destroyed; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou hast ceased to destroy, thou shalt be destroyed; and when thou hast made an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

1 Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and that dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; when thou shalt make an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.

1 How horrible it will be for you, you destroyer, 

although you haven’t been destroyed. 

How horrible it will be for you, you traitor, 

although you haven’t been betrayed. 

When you’ve finished destroying, you will be destroyed. 

When you’ve finished being a traitor, you will be betrayed. 

1 Woe, you destroyer never destroyed,

you traitor never betrayed!

When you have finished destroying,

you will be destroyed.

When you have finished betraying,

they will betray you.

1 Ah, you destroyer,

who yourself have not been destroyed;

you treacherous one,

with whom no one has dealt treacherously!

When you have ceased to destroy,

you will be destroyed;

and when you have stopped dealing treacherously,

you will be dealt with treacherously.

1 Ah, destroyer, and yourself not destroyed!

And treacherous one, and no one has dealt treacherously with him!

When you cease destroying, you will be destroyed.

When you stop dealing treacherously, one will deal treacherously with you.

1 How terrible it will be for you, you who destroy others!

Assyria, you haven’t been destroyed yet.

How terrible for you, you who turn against others!

Others haven’t turned against you yet.

When you stop destroying,

you will be destroyed.

When you stop turning against others,

others will turn against you.

1 Woe to you, O destroyer,

While you were not destroyed;

And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him.

As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed;

As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you.