But Samuelsaid,"Whatthen is thisbleatingof the sheepin my ears,and the lowingof the oxenwhichI hear?"
For it flattershim in his [own] eyesConcerning the discoveryof his iniquity[and] the hatred[of it].
Then Mosessaidto Aaron,"Whatdid thispeopledoto you, that you have brought[such] greatsinupon them?"
"He saidto him, 'By your own wordsI will judgeyou, you worthlessslave.Did you knowthat I aman exactingman,takingup whatI did not lay downand reapingwhatI did not sow?
Nowwe knowthat whateverthe Lawsays,it speaksto thosewho are underthe Law,sothat everymouthmay be closedand allthe worldmay becomeaccountableto God;
Thereforedo not go on passing judgmentbeforethe time,[but wait] untilthe Lordcomeswhowill bothbring to lightthe things hiddenin the darknessand disclosethe motivesof [men's] hearts;and theneach man'spraisewill cometo him from God.
Saulsaid,"They have broughtthem from the Amalekites,for the peoplesparedthe bestof the sheepand oxen,to sacrificeto the LORDyour God;but the restwe have utterlydestroyed."