Dan shall be a serpent by the way, A viper by the path, That bites the horse’s heels So that its rider shall fall backward.
of the Danites who could keep battle formation, twenty-eight thousand six hundred;
“Dan shall judge his people As one of the tribes of Israel.
I have waited for your salvation, O Lord!
At the last it bites like a serpent, And stings like a viper.
A serpent may bite when it is not charmed; The babbler is no different.