³ “Reuben, you are my firstborn,^(A)
    my might, the first sign of my strength,^(B)
    excelling in honor,^(C) excelling in power.

⁴ Turbulent as the waters,^(A) you will no longer excel,
    for you went up onto your father’s bed,
    onto my couch and defiled it.^(B)

⁸ “Judah,^[a](A) your brothers will praise you;
    your hand will be on the neck^(B) of your enemies;
    your father’s sons will bow down to you.^(C)