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!

⁸ Take no rewards in a cause: for rewards make blind those who have eyes to see, and make the decisions of the upright false.

¹⁵ One witness may not make a statement against a man in relation to any sin or wrongdoing which he has done: on the word of two or three witnesses a question is to be judged.

⁴ And the woman of Tekoa came to the king, and falling on her face, gave him honour and said, Give me help, O king.

¹⁰ And the king said, If anyone says anything to you, make him come to me, and he will do you no more damage.

¹¹ Then she said, Let the king keep in mind the Lord your God, so that he who gives punishment for blood may be kept back from further destruction and that no one may send death on my son. And he said, By the living Lord, not a hair of your son's head will come to the earth.

²² Then Joab, falling down on his face on the earth, gave the king honour and blessing; and Joab said, Today it is clear to your servant that I have grace in your eyes, my lord king, because the king has given effect to the request of his servant.

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

¹⁷ The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.

² Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.