Genesis 49:1-4

New International Version

² “Assemble^(C) and listen, sons of Jacob;
    listen to your father Israel.^(D)

³ “Reuben, you are my firstborn,^(E)
    my might, the first sign of my strength,^(F)
    excelling in honor,^(G) excelling in power.
⁴ Turbulent as the waters,^(H) you will no longer excel,
    for you went up onto your father’s bed,
    onto my couch and defiled it.^(I)