Had I not feared the wrath of the enemy, Lest their adversaries should misunderstand, Lest they should say, "Our hand is high; And it is not the LORD who has done all this."'
Deuteronomy 32:27
Surrounding context
32:26 I would have said, "I will dash them in pieces, I will make the memory of them to cease from among men,"
32:27 Had I not feared the wrath of the enemy, Lest their adversaries should misunderstand, Lest they should say, "Our hand is high; And it is not the LORD who has done all this."'
32:28 "For they are a nation void of counsel, Nor is there any understanding in them.