O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.

Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.

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Let my soul come not into their council;
    (A)O my glory, (B)be not joined to their company.
For in their anger they killed men,
    and in their willfulness they (C)hamstrung oxen.
Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce,
    and their wrath, for it is cruel!
I will (D)divide them in Jacob
    and scatter them in Israel.

“Judah, (E)your brothers shall praise you;
    (F)your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies;
    (G)your father's sons shall bow down before you.

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