⁹ You are a lion’s^(A) cub,^(B) Judah;^(C)
    you return from the prey,^(D) my son.
Like a lion he crouches and lies down,
    like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

⁹ Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
    like a lioness^(A)—who dares to rouse them?

“May those who bless you be blessed^(B)
    and those who curse you be cursed!”^(C)

³ I will bless those who bless you,
    and whoever curses you I will curse;^(A)
and all peoples on earth
    will be blessed through you.^(B)”^[a]