12 so that he may establish you today as his people and he may be your God, as he promised you and as he swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
13 But it is not with you alone that I am making this covenant, with its curse,
14 but with those who are standing here with us today in the presence of the Lord, our God, and with those who are not here with us today.
15 You know that we lived in the land of Egypt and that we passed through the nations, that you too passed through
16 and saw the loathsome things and idols of wood and stone, of gold and silver, that they possess.
17 There may be among you a man or woman, or a clan or tribe, whose heart is now turning away from the Lord, our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; there may be among you a root bearing poison and wormwood;
18 if any such persons, after hearing the words of this curse, should congratulate themselves, saying in their hearts, “I am safe, even though I walk in stubbornness of heart,” thereby sweeping away moist and dry alike,