And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
Then spoke the woman whose the living child was to the king, for her bowels yearned on her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither my nor yours, but divide it.
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.