Achish said to his servants, “Look at the man! He is insane! Why bring him to me?
I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.
Extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
So he pretended to be insane in their presence; and while he was in their hands he acted like a madman, making marks on the doors of the gate and letting saliva run down his beard.
Am I so short of madmen that you have to bring this fellow here to carry on like this in front of me? Must this man come into my house?”