私は人を結ぶ綱(つな)、愛の絆(きずな)で彼らを導き

彼らの顎(あご)から軛(くびき)を外す者のようになり

身をかがめて食べ物を与えた。

旧約　ホセア書 １１章４節

（聖書　聖書協会共同訳）

I led them with cords of kindness, with the bands of love,

and I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws,

and I bent down to them and fed them.

Hosea 11:4

The Old Testament in English Standard Version