Deuteronomy 32:26-28 New English Translation (NET)

26. “I said, ‘I want to cut them in pieces.I want to make people forget they ever existed.

27. But I fear the reaction of their enemies,for their adversaries would misunderstandand say, “Our power is great,and the Lord has not done all this!”’

28. They are a nation devoid of wisdom, and there is no understanding among them.

Deuteronomy 32