\q 'Who was your mother? A lioness, she lived with a lion's son;
\q in the midst of young lions, she nurtured her cubs.
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\v 3 And she raised up one of her cubs to become a young lion who learned to tear his victims. He devoured men.
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\v 4 Then the nations heard about him. He was caught in their trap, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
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\v 5 Then she saw that although she had waited for his return, her hopes were now gone, so she took another of her cubs and raised him to become a young lion.
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\v 6 This young lion roamed about in the midst of lions. He was a young lion and learned to tear his victims; he devoured men.
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\v 7 Then he raped their widows and ruined their cities.
\f + \ft Instead of \fqa he raped their widows \fqa* , some ancient copies and many modern versions have \fqa he destroyed their fortresses \fqa* . \f*