² “Gather around and listen, sons of Jacob.
    Listen to your father Israel.

³ “Reuben, you are my firstborn,
    my strength, the very first son I had,
        first in majesty and first in power.
⁴ You will no longer be first
    because you were out of control like a flood
        and you climbed into your father’s bed.
            Then you dishonored it.
        He climbed up on my couch.