¹² it may be my father doth feel me, and I have been in his eyes as a deceiver, and have brought upon me disesteem, and not a blessing;'

¹⁸ `Cursed `is' he who is causing the blind to err in the way, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

²² from all appearance of evil abstain ye;

⁸ through glory and dishonour, through evil report and good report, as leading astray, and true;

¹⁴ And cursed `is' a deceiver, who hath in his drove a male, And is vowing, and is sacrificing a marred thing to the Lord, For a great king `am' I, said Jehovah of Hosts, And My name `is' revered among nations!

¹⁰ Cursed `is' he who is doing the work of Jehovah slothfully, And cursed `is' he Who is withholding his sword from blood.

¹⁶ With Him `are' strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.

³⁶ And he saith, `Is it because `one' called his name Jacob that he doth take me by the heel these two times? my birthright he hath taken; and lo, now, he hath taken my blessing;' he saith also, `Hast thou not kept back a blessing for me?'

²¹ And Isaac saith unto Jacob, `Come nigh, I pray thee, and I feel thee, my son, whether thou `art' he, my son Esau, or not.'

²² And Jacob cometh nigh unto Isaac his father, and he feeleth him, and saith, `The voice `is' the voice of Jacob, and the hands hands of Esau.'

²⁷ And the youths grew, and Esau is a man acquainted `with' hunting, a man of the field; and Jacob `is' a plain man, inhabiting tents;

²⁵ and saith: `Cursed `is' Canaan, Servant of servants he is to his brethren.'