¹¹ Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men who I don't know where they come from?

⁶ The princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?

⁹ Be hospitable one to another without grumbling.

¹⁰ So then, as we have opportunity, let's do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

⁹ as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and not killed;

²⁹ We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we don't know where he comes from."

³⁰ The man answered them, "How amazing! You don't know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

¹ Cast your bread on the waters; For you shall find it after many days.

² Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; For you don't know what evil will be on the earth.

⁷ Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.

⁸ They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.

¹⁷ Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless has not eaten of it

¹⁴ But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to Greet our master; and he railed at them.

¹⁵ But the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we anything, as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields:

³ Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful face: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

¹³ As says the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be on you.

¹⁷ and [lest] you say in your heart, My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.