Deuteronomy 32:26-28

Tree of Life Version

²⁶ I would have said,
‘I will hack them to pieces,
make the memory of them cease from mankind,’
²⁷ except I dread the taunt of the enemy,
lest their foes might misconstrue—
lest they say, ‘Our hand is held high,
and Adonai has not done all this.’
²⁸ For they are a nation lacking counsel,
among them there is no understanding.