And Moses spake all these words to all the sons of Israel, and the people mourned greatly.
The people heard this worst word, and mourned, and none was clothed with his adorning, that is, precious clothes, by custom.
The folly of a man deceiveth his steps; and he burneth in his soul against God.
Lord, in anguish they sought thee; in the tribulation of grutching, thy doctrine to them.
Therefore say thou to them, I live, saith the Lord; as ye spake while I heard, so I shall do to you;
Soothly Joshua, the son of Nun, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, lived, of all the men, that went to see the land.
but the sons of the realm shall be cast out into outer-more [or uttermost] darknesses; there shall be weeping, and grinding of teeth.
For know ye, that afterward he coveting to inherit blessing, was reproved. For he found not place of penance, though he sought it with tears.
And therefore Israel may not stand before his enemies, and he shall flee them, for it is defouled with cursing; I shall no more be with you, till that ye destroy him that is guilty of this trespass.