Like a sparrowin [its] flitting,like a swallowin [its] flying,Soa cursewithoutcausedoes not alight.
"Perhapsthe LORDwill lookon my afflictionand returngoodto me insteadof his cursingthisday."
"The LORDhas returnedupon you allthe bloodshedof the houseof Saul,in whoseplaceyou have reigned;and the LORDhas giventhe kingdominto the handof your sonAbsalom.And behold,you are [taken] in your own evil,for you are a manof bloodshed!"
becausethey did not meetthe sonsof Israelwith breadand water,but hiredBalaamagainstthem to cursethem. However, our Godturnedthe curseinto a blessing.
Let them curse,but You bless;When they arise,they shall be ashamed,But Your servantshall be glad.
Like a birdthat wandersfrom her nest,Sois a manwho wandersfrom his home.
Then, like fleeingbirds[or] scatterednestlings,The daughtersof Moabwill be at the fordsof the Arnon.
"Howshall I cursewhom Godhas not cursed?And howcan I denouncewhom the LORDhas not denounced?
The Philistinesaidto David,"Am I a dog,that you cometo me with sticks?"And the PhilistinecursedDavidby his gods.
