When she deteriorates, he cries by threatening sacred things.
When he calms down, he boasts neutralizing abilities.
This is the mentality of the weak and arrogant.
If you hit him, he screams and howls, and if you leave him, he fills the world with screams. In both cases the verse applies to him: (And then his character is like that of a dog: whether you carry him panting or whether you leave him panting. It is like the people who denied our signs).