He took 200 men from Jerusalem with him as guests, but they knew nothing of his intentions.
Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘Yes, he is my brother.’ I acted in complete innocence! My hands are clean.”
Only simpletons believe everything they’re told! The prudent carefully consider their steps.
A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.
This was certainly not the first time I had consulted God for him! May the king not accuse me and my family in this matter, for I knew nothing at all of any plot against you.”
Hurry and catch him before he goes up there to eat. The guests won’t begin eating until he arrives to bless the food.”