Then Absalomwould sayto him, "See,your claimsare goodand right,but noman listensto you on the partof the king."
Moreover, Absalomwould say,"Ohthat one would appointme judgein the land,then everymanwhohasany suitor causecould cometo me and I would givehim justice."
So DavidreignedoverallIsrael;and Davidadministeredjusticeand righteousnessfor allhis people.
They speakfalsehoodto oneanother;With flatteringlipsand with a doubleheartthey speak.
"Honoryour fatherand your mother,that your daysmay be prolongedin the landwhichthe LORDyour Godgivesyou.
"He who curseshis fatheror his mothershall surelybe putto death.
A goodmanwill obtainfavorfrom the LORD,But He will condemna manwho devisesevil.
There is a kindof [man] who curseshis fatherAnd does not blesshis mother.
The eyethat mocksa fatherAnd scornsa mother,The ravensof the valleywill pickit out, And the youngeagleswill eatit.
"They have treatedfatherand motherlightlywithin you. The alienthey have oppressedin your midst;the fatherlessand the widowthey have wrongedin you.
"In his placea despicableperson will arise,on whom the honorof kingshiphas not been conferred,but he will comein a timeof tranquilityand seizethe kingdomby intrigue.
They assembledtogether againstMosesand Aaron,and saidto them, "You have gone farenough,for allthe congregationare holy,everyoneof them, and the LORDis in their midst;so whydo you exaltyourselves abovethe assemblyof the LORD?"
"For Godsaid,HONORYOUR FATHERAND MOTHER,'and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVILOF FATHERORMOTHERIS TO BE PUTTO DEATH.'
And Paulsaid,"I was not aware,brethren,that he was high priest;for it is written,YOU SHALL NOT SPEAKEVILOF A RULEROF YOUR PEOPLE.'"
Honorall people,lovethe brotherhood,fearGod,honorthe king.
and especiallythosewho indulgethe fleshin [its] corruptdesiresand despiseauthority.Daring,self-willed,they do not tremblewhen they revileangelic majesties,
