²⁷ had I not feared provocation by the enemy,
    lest their adversaries should misunderstand,
lest they should say, ^(A)“Our hand is triumphant,
    it was not the Lord who did all this.”’
²⁸ “For they are a nation void of counsel,
    and there is ^(B)no understanding in them.
^29 (C)If they were wise, they would understand this;
    they would ^(D)discern their latter end!