For sontreatsfathercontemptuously,Daughterrisesup against her mother,Daughter-in-lawagainst her mother-in-law;A man'senemiesare the menof his own household.
"Uncontrolledas water,you shall not havepreeminence,Becauseyou wentup to your father'sbed;Thenyou defiled[it]-- he wentup to my couch.
Then Davidsaidto Abishaiand to allhis servants,"Behold,my sonwhocameout from me seeksmy life;howmuchmorenowthis Benjamite?Lethim aloneand let him curse,for the LORDhas toldhim.
Evenmy closefriendin whomI trusted,Who atemy bread,Has liftedup his heelagainstme.
There is a kindof [man] who curseshis fatherAnd does not blesshis mother.
The eyethat mocksa fatherAnd scornsa mother,The ravensof the valleywill pickit out, And the youngeagleswill eatit.
And the peoplewill be oppressed,Eachoneby another,and eachoneby his neighbor;The youthwill stormagainst the elderAnd the inferioragainst the honorable.
By the furyof the LORDof hoststhe landis burnedup, And the peopleare like fuelfor the fire;Nomanspareshis brother.
"For evenyour brothersand the householdof your father,Eventhey have dealttreacherouslywith you, Eventhey have criedaloudafteryou. Do not believethem, althoughthey may saynicethingsto you."
For I have heardthe whisperingof many,"Terroron everyside!Denounce[him]; yes, let us denouncehim!" Allmy trustedfriends,Watchingfor my fall,say: "Perhapshe will be deceived,so that we may prevailagainst him And takeour revengeon him."
"Let everyonebe on guardagainsthis neighbor,And do not trustanybrother;Becauseeverybrotherdealscraftily,And everyneighborgoesabout as a slanderer.
"They have treatedfatherand motherlightlywithin you. The alienthey have oppressedin your midst;the fatherlessand the widowthey have wrongedin you.
"Allthe menalliedwith you Will sendyou forth to the border,And the menat peacewith you Will deceiveyou and overpoweryou. [They who eat] your breadWill setan ambushfor you. (Thereis nounderstandingin him.)
"Brotherwill betraybrotherto death,and a father[his] child;and childrenwill riseup againstparentsand cause them to be put to death.
And He answered,"He who dippedhis handwith Me in the bowlis the onewho will betrayMe.
"They will be divided,fatheragainstsonand sonagainstfather,motheragainstdaughterand daughteragainstmother,mother-in-lawagainstdaughter-in-lawand daughter-in-lawagainstmother-in-law."
"But you will be betrayedevenby parentsand brothersand relativesand friends,and they will put [some] of you to death,
"I do not speakof allof you. I knowthe onesI have chosen;but [it is] that the Scripturemay be fulfilled,HE WHO EATSMY BREADHAS LIFTEDUP HIS HEELAGAINSTME.'
