^{13 Ref} They soon forgot his works. They didn't wait for his counsel,

^{14 Ref} But gave in to craving in the desert, And tested God in the wasteland.

^{15 Ref} He gave them their request, But sent leanness into their soul.

^{16 Ref} They envied Moses also in the camp, And Aaron, Yahweh's saint.

^{17 Ref} The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, And covered the company of Abiram.

^{18 Ref} A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.

^{19 Ref} They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped a molten image.

^{20 Ref} Thus they exchanged their glory For an image of a bull that eats grass.

^{21 Ref} They forgot God, their Savior, Who had done great things in Egypt,

^{22 Ref} Wondrous works in the land of Ham, And awesome things by the Red Sea.

^{23 Ref} Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn't destroy them.

^{24 Ref} Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn't believe his word,

^{25 Ref} But murmured in their tents, And didn't listen to Yahweh's voice.

^{26 Ref} Therefore he swore to them That he would overthrow them in the wilderness,

^{27 Ref} That he would overthrow their seed among the nations, And scatter them in the lands.

^{28 Ref} They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead.

^{29 Ref} Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.