²⁰ And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.

¹² They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,

¹² not as Cain -- of the evil one he was, and he did slay his brother, and wherefore did he slay him? because his works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.

¹⁴ if ye be reproached in the name of Christ -- happy `are ye', because the Spirit of glory and of God upon you doth rest; in regard, indeed, to them, he is evil-spoken of, and in regard to you, he is glorified;

¹⁵ for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other men's matters;

¹⁶ and if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him glorify God in this respect;

¹⁷ for `it is' better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil;

¹⁸ because also Christ once for sin did suffer -- righteous for unrighteous -- that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,

¹³ and who `is' he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?

³² Jesus answered them, `Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?'

¹⁰ `Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

²⁰ Is evil recompensed instead of good, That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before Thee to speak good of them, To turn back Thy wrath from them.

³ They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.

⁴ For my love they oppose me, and I -- prayer!

⁵ And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.

⁴ If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,

²¹ And David said, `Only, in vain I have kept all that this `one' hath in the wilderness, and nothing hath been looked after of all that he hath, and he turneth back to me evil for good;

¹⁶ a wall they have been unto us both by night and by day, all the days of our being with them, feeding the flock.

¹² And David saith, `Do the possessors of Keilah shut me up, and my men, into the hand of Saul?' And Jehovah saith, `They shut `thee' up.'

⁵ And David goeth, and his men, to Keilah, and fighteth with the Philistines, and leadeth away their cattle, and smiteth among them -- a great smiting, and David saveth the inhabitants of Keilah.

⁴ And Jonathan speaketh good of David unto Saul his father, and saith unto him, `Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works for thee `are' very good;

⁵ yea, he putteth his life in his hand, and smiteth the Philistine, and Jehovah worketh a great salvation for all Israel; thou hast seen, and dost rejoice, and why dost thou sin against innocent blood, to put David to death for nought?'

⁶ And Saul hearkeneth to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul sweareth, `Jehovah liveth -- he doth not die.'