"As the proverbof the ancientssays,Out of the wickedcomesforthwickedness;but my handshall not be against you.
And Saraisaidto Abram,"May the wrongdone me be upon you. I gavemy maidinto your arms,but when she sawthat she had conceived,I was despisedin her sight.May the LORDjudgebetweenyou and me."
Then the Spiritcameupon Amasai,who was the chiefof the thirty,[and he said], "[We] are yours, O David,And with you, O sonof Jesse!Peace,peaceto you, And peaceto him who helpsyou; Indeed,your Godhelpsyou!" Then Davidreceivedthem and madethem captainsof the band.
"Behold,everyonewho quotesproverbswill quote[this] proverbconcerningyou, saying,Like mother,like daughter.'
"For out of the heartcomeevilthoughts,murders,adulteries,fornications,thefts,false witness,slanders.
"Sothen,you will knowthem by their fruits.
I therefore have not sinnedagainst you, but you are doingme wrongby makingwaragainst me; may the LORD,the Judge,judgetodaybetweenthe sonsof Israeland the sonsof Ammon.'"
