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49.6 :For in their anger they slew men,
 * And in their self-will they houghed oxen.
 * Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce,
 * And their wrath, for it was cruel;
 * I will divide them in Jacob,
 * And scatter them in Israel


 * Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise;
 * Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies;
 * Thy father's sons shall bow down before thee.
 * Judah is a lion's whelp;
 * From the prey, my son, thou art gone up.
 * He stooped down, he couched as a lion,
 * And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?
 * The sceptre shall not depart from Judah,
 * Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,
 * As long as men come to Shiloh;
 * And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
 * Binding his foal unto the vine,
 * And his ass's colt unto the choice vine;
 * He washeth his garments in wine,
 * And his vesture in the blood of grapes;
 * His eyes shall be red with wine,
 * And his teeth white with milk.


 * Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea,
 * And he shall be a shore for ships,
 * And his flank shall be upon Zidon.


 * Issachar is a large-boned ass,
 * Couching down between the sheepfolds.
 * For he saw a resting-place that it was good,
 * And the land that it was pleasant;
 * And he bowed his shoulder to bear,
 * And became a servant under taskwork.


 * Dan shall judge his people,
 * As one of the tribes of Israel.
 * Dan shall be a serpent in the way,
 * A horned snake in the path,
 * That biteth the horse's heels,
 * So that his rider falleth backward.
 * I wait for Thy salvation, O Lord.


 * Gad, a troop shall troop upon him;
 * But he shall troop upon their heel.


 * As for Asher, his bread shall be fat,
 * And he shall yield royal dainties.


 * Naphtali is a hind let loose:
 * He giveth goodly words.


 * Joseph is a fruitful vine,
 * A fruitful vine by a fountain;
 * Its branches run over the wall.
 * The archers have dealt bitterly with him,
 * And shot at him, and hated him;
 * But his bow abode firm,
 * And the arms of his hands were made supple,
 * By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,
 * From thence, from the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel,
 * Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee,
 * And by the Almighty, who shall bless thee,
 * With blessings of heaven above,
 * Blessings of the deep that coucheth beneath,
 * Blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.
 * The blessings of thy father
 * Are mighty beyond the blessings of my progenitors