Genesis 49:2-4

Living Bible

² Listen to me, O sons of Jacob; listen to Israel your father.

³ “Reuben, you are my oldest son, the child of my vigorous youth. You are the head of the list in rank and in honor. ⁴ But you are unruly as the wild waves of the sea, and you shall be first no longer. I am demoting you, for you slept with one of my wives and thus dishonored me.