³ “Reuben, you are my firstborn,^(A)
    my might, the first sign of my strength,^(B)
    excelling in honor,^(C) excelling in power.
⁴ Turbulent as the waters,^(D) you will no longer excel,
    for you went up onto your father’s bed,
    onto my couch and defiled it.^(E)

¹⁵ The princes of Issachar^(A) were with Deborah;^(B)
    yes, Issachar was with Barak,^(C)
    sent under his command into the valley.
In the districts of Reuben
    there was much searching of heart.
¹⁶ Why did you stay among the sheep pens^[a](D)
    to hear the whistling for the flocks?^(E)
In the districts of Reuben
    there was much searching of heart.