In fact, Moses referred to the Israelites as a "stiff necked people" who had nothing to brag about regarding their own virtue (this was brought up many times in the Old Testament).
Muuse ereyadiisii ugu danbeeyay ee uu reer bini-Israa’iil kula hadlayna wuxuu in badan ku celcelinayaa xaqiiqadan iyada ah: