The king said, “Divide the living boy in two; then give half to the one, and half to the other.”
So the king said, “Bring me a sword,” and they brought a sword before the king.
But the woman whose son was alive said to the king—because compassion for her son burned within her—“Please, my lord, give her the living boy; certainly do not kill him!” The other said, “It shall be neither mine nor yours; divide it.”
do not hastily bring into court; for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?