9 Your magic powers and charmswill suddenly fail,then you will be a widowand lose your children.
10 You hid behind evillike a shield and said,“No one can see me!”You were fooled by your wisdomand your knowledge;you felt sure that you alonewere in full control.
11 But without warning,disaster will strike—and your magic charmswon't help at all.
12 Keep using your magic powersand your charmsas you have always done.Perhaps—just perhaps—you will frighten somebody!
13 You have worn yourself out,asking for advicefrom those who study the starsand tell the futuremonth after month.Go and ask them how to be savedfrom what will happen.
14 People who trust the starsare as helpless as strawin a flaming fire.No one can even keep warm,sitting by a firethat feeds only on straw.
15 These are the fortune-tellersyou have done business withall your life.But they don't knowwhere they are going,and they can't save you.