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.
And the woman whose son was the living child said to the king, for her womb yearned over her son. And she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no way kill it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor yours; divide it!
Do not go forth quickly to fight, lest you know not what to do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame.