Eliphaz reflects that the old lion perishes for lack of prey and that the cubs of the lioness are scattered, extending the image of predatory evil to its natural conclusion: such wickedness leads inevitably to destruction and the dissolution of its legacy. The depiction of the lioness bereft of her cubs represents the complete undoing of evil, affecting not only the perpetrator but the entire line of succession. The image suggests that evil is not sustainable and carries within itself the seeds of its own destruction.

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