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 \q2 It is as though they roar at me like a lion,
 \q2 so now I hate them.
 \q1
-\v 9 My chosen people have become like speckled hawks
-\q2 that are surrounded by vultures waiting to eat their flesh after they are dead.
+\v 9 My chosen people have become like speckled birds
+\q2 that are surrounded by vultures waiting to eat their flesh.
 \q1 Tell all the wild animals to come
-\q2 and eat the flesh of their corpses.
+\q2 and eat the flesh until they are full.
 
 \s5
 \q1