⁶ Therefore, a lion from the forest will strike them down.^(A)
A wolf from arid plains will ravage them.
A leopard^(B) stalks their cities.
Anyone who leaves them will be torn to pieces
because their rebellious acts are many,^(C)
their unfaithful deeds numerous.^(D)

²³ Can the Cushite change his skin,
or a leopard his spots?
If so, you might be able to do what is good,^(A)
you who are instructed in evil.

⁷ So I will be like a lion^(A) to them;
I will lurk like a leopard^(B) on the path.