³² Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?"

²³ But the governor said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, saying, "Let him be crucified!"

⁵ for he put his life in his hand, and struck the Philistine, and Yahweh worked a great victory for all Israel: you saw it, and did rejoice; why then will you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?

²² He said to them the third time, "Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no capital crime in him. I will therefore chastise him and release him."

⁵¹ "Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?"

⁹ The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

³ This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

⁹ Don't be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

⁸ Open your mouth for the mute, In the cause of all who are left desolate.

⁹ Open your mouth, judge righteously, And serve justice to the poor and needy."

¹¹ Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!

¹² If you say, "Behold, we didn't know this;" Doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

²⁴ Don't befriend a hot-tempered man, And don't associate with one who harbors anger:

⁷ If he says, 'It is well;' your servant shall have peace: but if he be angry, then know that evil is determined by him.

¹⁰ Saul sought to strike David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he struck the spear into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.

¹¹ Saul sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to kill him in the morning: and Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If you don't save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be slain.

¹¹ and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will strike David even to the wall. David avoided out of his presence twice.

³⁶ Jacob was angry, and argued with Laban. Jacob answered Laban, "What is my trespass? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued after me?