Numbers 14:13-16

¹³And Moises seide to the Lord, Egipcians `here not, fro whos myddil thou leddist out this puple,

¹⁴and the dwelleris of this loond, whiche herden that thou, Lord, art in this puple, and art seyn face to face, and that thi cloude defendith hem, and that thou goist bifore hem in a pilere of cloude bi dai,

¹⁵and in a piler of fier bi nyyt, that thou hast slayn so greet a multitude as o man,

¹⁶and seie thei, He myyte not brynge this puple in to the lond for whiche he swoor, therfor he killide hem in wildirnesse;