^{8 Ref} And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.

^{9 Ref} Then said I, I will not feed you: that which dieth, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let them that are left eat every one the flesh of another.

^{10 Ref} And I took my staff Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the peoples.