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You said, “I will be a queen forever.”
    Thus you did not reflect carefully on your actions
    or give any consideration to their outcome.
Now listen to this, you voluptuous woman,
    as you sit securely on your throne,
thinking to yourself,
    “I am the only one who matters.
I will never be a widow
    or experience the loss of children.”
However, both of these things will befall you,
    suddenly, in a single day;
both the loss of children and widowhood
    will come upon you in full measure
despite all your sorceries
    and all your potent spells.

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