² Finally he said to them: “What now have I done in comparison with YOU?+ Are not the gleanings of E′phra·im+ better than the grape gathering of Abi-e′zer?+

³³ And blessed be your sensibleness,+ and blessed be you who have restrained me this day from entering into bloodguilt+ and having my own hand come to my salvation.+

¹⁵ By patience* a commander is induced, and a mild tongue itself can break a bone.+