⁸ And the king said to the woman, Go to your house and I will give orders about this.

⁵ And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this:

⁶ And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.

⁴ Then the king said to Ziba, Truly everything which was Mephibosheth's is yours. And Ziba said, I give honour to my lord, may I have grace in your eyes, my lord, O king!

¹⁶ I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.

¹³ To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.

³ And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears:

⁴ But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.