“The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.”
Eliphaz asserts that the lion's roar and the lion's teeth are broken, and that the young lion is bereft of prey and scattered, using the image of the predator as a symbol of the wicked who prey on others. The breaking of the lion's teeth and the deprivation of prey represent the divine disarming of those who use power unjustly. This image suggests that aggressive wickedness is inherently self-defeating when confronted with divine opposition.
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