1 An eagle found thee: with his snout a wild boar dug thee from the earth.

Harm thou, O Plant, the mischievous, and drive the sorcerer away.

2 Beat thou the evildoers back, drive thou away the sorcerer;

And chase afar, O Plant, the man who fain would do us injury.

3 As 'twere a strip cut round from skin of a white-footed antelope,

Bind, like a golden chain, O God, his witchcraft on the sorcerer.

4 Take thou his sorcery by the hand, and to the sorcerer lead it back.

Lay it before him, face to face, that it may kill the sorcerer.

5 Back on the wizard fall his craft, upon the curser light his curse!

Let witchcraft, like a well-naved car, roll back upon the sorcerer.

6 Whoso, for other's harm hath dealt—woman or man—in magic arts,

To him we lead the sorcery back, even as a courser with a rope.

7 Now whether thou hast been prepared by devils or been prepared by men,

We, with God at our side to aid us, lead thee back again.

8 O God, victorious in fight, subdue the armies of our foes!

Back on the sorcerer we cast his sorcery, and beat it home.

9 Thou who hast piercing weapons, pierce him who hath wrought it; conquer him.

We do not sharpen thee to slay the man who hath not practised it.

10 Go as a son goes to his sire: bite as a trampled viper bites.

As one who flies from bonds, go back, O Witchcraft, to the sorcerer.

11 Even as the timid antelope or hind from her assailant flees,

So swiftly let the sorcery o'ertake and reach the sorcerer.

12 Straighter than any arrow let it fly against him!

So let that witchcraft seize again the wizard like a beast of chase.

13 Let it go contrary like flame, like water following its course.

Let witchcraft, like a well-naved car, roll back upon the sorcerer.