Jacob lamented the deep hatred of the Lamanites against his people, even though he tried to reclaim them. “I think there is nothing in the Book of Mormon more moving than this. The prose sounds like a solemn dirge here in verse 26: ‘ … hated of our brethren, which caused wars and contentions; wherefore, we did mourn out our days.’ … This is one of those perennial feuds that you have in the Book of Mormon … blood, hatred, despair, and mourning out our days that you find in the Book of Mormon. It’s Oriental and Near Eastern. … It’s sad” (Nibley, Teachings of the Book of Mormon, 1:10–11).