Gen. XLIX, 1. And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
2. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
3. Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
4. Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
5. Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
6. O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honor, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they digged down a wall.
7. 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.
Prov. XVIII, 6. A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Prov. XXVI, 17. He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belongeth not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Prov. XX, 22. Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.