¹³ It eats away parts of his skin;^(A)
    death’s firstborn devours his limbs.^(B)

³⁰ The poorest of the poor will find pasture,
    and the needy^(A) will lie down in safety.^(B)
But your root I will destroy by famine;^(C)
    it will slay^(D) your survivors.^(E)

⁶ To the roots of the mountains^(A) I sank down;
    the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you, Lord my God,
    brought my life up from the pit.^(B)

¹⁶ Will it go down to the gates of death?^(A)
    Will we descend together into the dust?”^(B)

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