8 “Now, then, hear this, you asensual one,

Who bdwells securely,

Who says in 1your heart,

‘cI am, and there is no one besides me.

I will dnot sit as a widow,

Nor know loss of children.’

9 “But these atwo things will come on you bsuddenly in one day:

Loss of children and widowhood.

They will come on you in full measure

In spite of your many csorceries,

In spite of the great power of your spells.

10 “You felt asecure in your wickedness and said,

‘bNo one sees me,’

Your cwisdom and your knowledge, 1they have deluded you;

For you have said in your heart,

‘dI am, and there is no one besides me.’

11 “But aevil will come on you

Which you will not know how to charm away;

And disaster will fall on you

For which you cannot atone;

And bdestruction about which you do not know

Will come on you csuddenly.