¹⁰ Out of his mouth go burning lights, and flames of fire are jumping up.

⁴ He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?

⁹ Judah is a young lion; like a lion full of meat you have become great, my son; now he takes his rest like a lion stretched out and like an old lion; by whom will his sleep be broken?

⁹ He took his sleep stretched out like a lion, and like a she-lion: by whom will his rest be broken? May a blessing be on everyone who gives you blessing, and a curse on everyone by whom you are cursed.

⁸ Let it be cursed by those who put a curse on the day; who are ready to make Leviathan awake.

⁹ Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.

¹¹ Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,

¹² For fear that he may be angry, causing destruction to come on you, because he is quickly moved to wrath. Happy are all those who put their faith in him.

⁵ If running with the fighting-men has made you tired, how will you be able to keep up with horses? and if in a land of peace you go in flight, what will become of you in the thick growth of Jordan?

¹⁷ Then he said to me, Have you seen this, O son of man? is it a small thing to the children of Judah that they do the disgusting things which they are doing here? for they have made the land full of violent behaviour, making me angry again and again: and see, they put the branch to my nose.

¹⁸ For this reason I will let loose my wrath: my eye will not have mercy, and I will have no pity.

²² Or may we be the cause of envy to the Lord? are we stronger than he?