They said, "If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers."
The Saheeh International Quran Translation
قَالُوا۟ لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّخَٰسِرُونَThey said, "If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers."