Undera slavewhenhe becomesking,And a foolwhenhe is satisfiedwith food,
Luxuryis not fittingfor a fool;Muchlessfor a slaveto ruleover princes.
A poormanwho oppressesthe lowlyIs [like] a drivingrainwhich leavesnofood.
Underthreethingsthe earthquakes,And underfour,it cannotbearup:
Underan unlovedwoman whenshe getsa husband,And a maidservantwhenshe supplantsher mistress.
I have seenslaves[riding] on horsesand princeswalkinglike slaveson the land.
Now [there was] a manin Maonwhose businesswas in Carmel;and the manwas veryrich,and he had threethousandsheepand a thousandgoats.And it cameabout while he was shearinghis sheepin Carmel
"Pleasedo not let my lordpayattentionto thisworthlessman,Nabal,for as his nameis, sois he. Nabalis his nameand follyis with him; but I your maidservantdid not seethe youngmenof my lordwhomyou sent.
(now the man'snamewas Nabal,and his wife'snamewas Abigail.And the womanwas intelligentand beautifulin appearance,but the manwas harshand evilin [his] dealings,and he was a Calebite),
When he had broughthim down,behold,they were spreadoverallthe land,eatingand drinkingand dancingbecause of allthe greatspoilthat they had takenfrom the landof the Philistinesand from the landof Judah.
