⁸ And he went down on his face before the king, and said, What is your servant, for you to take note of a dead dog such as I am?

⁹ Then Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said to the king, Is this dead dog to go on cursing my lord the king? let me go over and take off his head.

¹⁴ There is an old saying, From the evil-doer comes evil: but my hand will never be lifted up against you.

¹⁵ After whom has the king of Israel come out? for whom are you searching? for a dead dog, an insect.

²⁶ And he made answer and said, It is not right to take the children's bread and give it to the dogs.

²⁷ But she said, Yes, Lord: but even the dogs take the bits from under their masters' table.

²⁰ Then do not let my blood be drained out on the earth away from the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel has come out to take my life, like one going after birds in the mountains.

⁸ And Abner was very angry at the words of Ish-bosheth, and he said, Am I a dog's head of Judah? I am this day doing all in my power for the cause of your father Saul and for his brothers and his friends, and have not given you up into the hands of David, and now you say I have done wrong with a woman.