But if he say: I will not depart; because he loveth thee, and thy house, and findeth that he is well with thee.
All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils to me.
My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish?
Remember that thou also wast a bondservant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God made thee free, and therefore I now command thee this.
Thou shalt take an awl, and bore through his ear in the door of thy house, and he shall serve thee for ever. Thou shalt do in like manner to thy woman-servant also.