Deuteronomy 32:26-28

Complete Jewish Bible

²⁶ “‘I considered putting an end to them,
erasing their memory from the human race;
²⁷ but I feared the insolence of their enemy,
feared that their foes would mistakenly think,
“We ourselves accomplished this;
Adonai had nothing to do with it.”

²⁸ “‘They are a nation without common sense,
utterly lacking in discernment.