8“Now, then, hear this, you sensual one,
         Who dwells securely,
         Who says in your heart,
         ‘I am, and there is no one besides me.
         I will not sit as a widow,
         Nor know loss of children.’

9“But these two things will come on you suddenly in one day:
         Loss of children and widowhood.
         They will come on you in full measure
         In spite of your many sorceries,
         In spite of the great power of your spells.

10“You felt secure in your wickedness and said,
         ‘No one sees me,’
         Your wisdom and your knowledge, they have deluded you;
         For you have said in your heart,
         ‘I am, and there is no one besides me.’

11“But evil 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 destruction about which you do not know
         Will come on you suddenly.

12“Stand fast now in your spells
         And in your many sorceries
         With which you have labored from your youth;
         Perhaps you will be able to profit,
         Perhaps you may cause trembling.

13“You are wearied with your many counsels;
         Let now the astrologers,
         Those who prophesy by the stars,
         Those who predict by the new moons,
         Stand up and save you from what will come upon you.

14“Behold, they have become like stubble,
         Fire burns them;
         They cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame;
         There will be no coal to warm by
         Nor a fire to sit before!

15“So have those become to you with whom you have labored,
         Who have trafficked with you from your youth;
         Each has wandered in his own way;
         There is none to save you.

NASB ©1995

American Standard Version
Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, that sittest securely, that sayest in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And now hear these things, thou that art delicate, and dwellest confidently, that sayest in thy heart: I am, and there is none else besides me: I shall not sit as a widow, and I shall not know barrenness.

Darby Bible Translation
And now hear this, thou voluptuous one, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thy heart, It is I, and there is none but me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know loss of children:

English Revised Version
Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and there is none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thy heart, I am, and none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

World English Bible
"Now therefore hear this, you who are given to pleasures, who sit securely, who say in your heart, I am, and there is none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

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