²⁰ But if one who has hate for you is in need of food or of drink, give it to him, for in so doing you will put coals of fire on his head.

²¹ If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water:

²² For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.

⁴⁴ But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

²⁷ But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you,

²² But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those whom you have not taken prisoner with your sword and your bow? put bread and water before them, so that they may have food and drink and go to their master.

⁴ If you come across the ox or the ass of one who is no friend to you wandering from its way, you are to take it back to him.

⁵ If you see the ass of one who has no love for you bent down to the earth under the weight which is put on it, you are to come to its help, even against your desire.

⁶ Put me as a sign on your heart, as a sign on your arm; love is strong as death, and wrath bitter as the underworld: its coals are coals of fire; violent are its flames.

⁷ Much water may not put out love, or the deep waters overcome it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would be judged a price not great enough.

⁴ Sharp arrows of the strong, and burning fire.

¹⁰ Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again.

²¹ Then Saul said, I have done wrong: come back to me, David my son: I will do you no more wrong, because my life was dear to you today truly, I have been foolish and my error is very great.

¹⁶ So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.

¹⁷ Now when David had said these words to Saul, Saul said, Is this your voice, David, my son? And Saul was overcome with weeping.

¹⁸ And he said to David, You are right and I am wrong: for you have given me back good, but I have given you evil.

¹⁹ And you have made clear to me how good you have been to me today: because, when the Lord gave me up into your hands, you did not put me to death.