² or they^[a] will tear me like a lion,
ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.^(A)

⁷ So I will be like a lion^(A) to them;
I will lurk like a leopard^(B) on the path.

⁴ Does a lion roar^(A) in the forest
when it has no prey?
Does a young lion growl from its lair
unless it has captured something?