They saidto him, "Whydoes my lordspeaksuch wordsas these?Farbe it from your servantsto dosucha thing.
It cameabout while Israelwas dwellingin that land,that Reubenwentand laywith Bilhahhis father'sconcubine,and Israelheard[of it]. The Sons of IsraelNow there were twelve
The Sons of Israel
Now there were twelve
So he overtookthem and spokethesewordsto them.
"Behold,the moneywhichwe foundin the mouthof our sackswe have broughtbackto you from the landof Canaan.Howthen could we stealsilverorgoldfrom your lord'shouse?
Joabreplied,"Farbe it, farbe it from me that I should swallowup or destroy!
Then Hazaelsaid,"But whatis your servant,[who is but] a dog,that he should dothisgreatthing?"And Elishaanswered,"The LORDhas shownme that you will be kingoverAram."
A [good] nameis to be moredesiredthangreatwealth,Favoris betterthansilverand gold.
A goodnameis betterthana goodointment,And the dayof [one's] deathis better thanthe dayof one's birth.
Prayfor us, for we are surethat we havea goodconscience,desiringto conductourselves honorablyin all things.
