9  ^gJudah is ^ha lion’s cub;

from the prey, my son, you have gone up.

He stooped down; he crouched as a lion

and as a lioness; who dares rouse him?

9  He crouched, he lay down ^tlike a lion

and like a lioness; who will rouse him up?

^uBlessed are those who bless you,

and cursed are those who curse you.”