^{8 Ref} And in one month I put an end to the three keepers of the flock; for my soul was tired of them, and their souls were disgusted with me.

^{9 Ref} And I said, I will not take care of you: If death comes to any, let death be its fate; if any is cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest take one another's flesh for food.

^{10 Ref} And I took my rod Beautiful, cutting it in two, so that the Lord's agreement, which he had made with all the peoples, might be broken.

^{11 Ref} And it was broken on that day: and the sheep-traders, who were watching me, were certain that it was the word of the Lord.

^{12 Ref} And I said to them, If it seems good to you, give me my payment; and if not, do not give it. So they gave me my payment by weight, thirty shekels of silver.

^{13 Ref} And the Lord said to me, Put it into the store-house, the price at which I was valued by them. And I took the thirty shekels of silver and put them into the store-house in the house of the Lord.