"I am noweightyyearsold.Can I distinguishbetweengoodand bad?Orcan your servanttastewhatI eator whatI drink?Orcan I hearanymorethe voiceof singingmen and women? Whythen should your servantbe an addedburdento my lordthe king?
But the kingsaidto Absalom,"No,my son,we should not allgo,for we will be burdensometo you." Although he urgedhim, he wouldnot go,but blessedhim.
Davidsaidto him, "Ifyou passoverwith me, then you will be a burdento me.
"Your servantwould merelycrossoverthe Jordanwith the king.Whyshould the kingcompensateme [with] thisreward?
besidestheir maleand femaleservantswhonumbered 7,337;and they had 200singingmen and women.
besidestheir maleand their femaleservants,of whom[there were] 7,337;and they had 245male and female singers.
"Does not the eartestwords,As the palatetastesits food?
"Is thereinjusticeon my tongue?Cannotmy palatediscerncalamities?
As for the daysof our life,they contain seventyyears,Or ifdue to strength,eightyyears,Yet their prideis [but] laborand sorrow;For soonit is goneand we flyaway.
Now ifthe householdis toosmallfor a lamb,then he and his neighbornearestto his houseare to takeone according to the numberof persons[in them]; accordingto what eachmanshould eat,you are to dividethe lamb.
Pharaoh'sdaughtersaidto her, "Go[ahead]." So the girlwentand calledthe child'smother.
Also,I collectedfor myself silverand goldand the treasureof kingsand provinces.I providedfor myself male and female singersand the pleasuresof men--manyconcubines.
But solidfoodis for the mature,who becauseof practicehavetheir sensestrainedto discerngoodand evil.
ifyou have tastedthe kindnessof the Lord.
