⁹ He crouched, he lay down like a lion
    and ^(A)like a lioness; who will rouse him up?
^(B)Blessed are those who bless you,
    and cursed are those who curse you.”

⁹ Judah is ^(A)a lion's cub;
    from the prey, my son, you have gone up.
^(B)He stooped down; he crouched as a lion
    and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?

²⁴ Behold, a people! ^(A)As a lioness it rises up
    and as a lion it lifts itself;
^(B)it does not lie down until it has devoured the prey
    and drunk the blood of the slain.”