14. ‘Issachar is a scrawny donkeylying down among the sheepfolds.
15. When he sees how good is his resting placeand how pleasant is his land,he will bend his shoulder to the burdenand submit to forced labour.
16. ‘Dan will provide justice for his peopleas one of the tribes of Israel.
17. Dan will be a snake by the roadside,a viper along the path,that bites the horse’s heelsso that its rider tumbles backwards.
18. ‘I look for your deliverance, Lord.
19. ‘Gad will be attacked by a band of raiders,but he will attack them at their heels.
20. ‘Asher’s food will be rich;he will provide delicacies fit for a king.
21. ‘Naphtali is a doe set freethat bears beautiful fawns.
22. ‘Joseph is a fruitful vine,a fruitful vine near a spring,whose branches climb over a wall.
23. With bitterness archers attacked him;they shot at him with hostility.