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But in a moment, in a single day,
    both of these things will happen.
In spite of all the magic you use,
    you will lose your husband and children.

10 “You felt sure of yourself in your evil;
    you thought that no one could see you.
Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray,
    and you said to yourself, ‘I am God—
    there is no one else like me.’
11 Disaster will come upon you,
    and none of your magic can stop it.
Ruin will come on you suddenly—
    ruin you never dreamed of!

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Both of these will overtake you
    in a moment,(A) on a single day:
    loss of children(B) and widowhood.(C)
They will come upon you in full measure,
    in spite of your many sorceries(D)
    and all your potent spells.(E)
10 You have trusted(F) in your wickedness
    and have said, ‘No one sees me.’(G)
Your wisdom(H) and knowledge mislead(I) you
    when you say to yourself,
    ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
11 Disaster(J) will come upon you,
    and you will not know how to conjure it away.
A calamity will fall upon you
    that you cannot ward off with a ransom;
a catastrophe you cannot foresee
    will suddenly(K) come upon you.

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