Deuteronomy 32:26-28

Thomson(i) 26 I had determined to disperse them, And cause the remembrance of them to cease among men; 27 Had it not been for the temper of enemies; That the adversaries might not out live them; That they might not fall upon them at once; Lest they should say, Our own high hand, And not the Lord, hath done all this. 28 It is a nation devoid of counsel; There is no knowledge among them.