3See, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret which is deeper than your knowledge:
4By your wisdom and deep knowledge you have got power for yourself, and put silver and gold in your store-houses:
5By your great wisdom and by your trade your power is increased, and your heart is lifted up because of your power:
6For this cause the Lord has said: Because you have made your heart as the heart of God,
7See, I am sending against you strange men, feared among the nations: they will let loose their swords against your bright wisdom, they will make your glory a common thing.
8They will send you down to the underworld, and your death will be the death of those who are put to the sword in the heart of the seas.
9Will you say, in the face of those who are taking your life, I am God? but you are man and not God in the hands of those who are wounding you.