Then Absalom would say, "Oh that I were judge in the land! Then every man with a dispute or cause might come to me, and I would give him justice."
Would that this people were under my hand! Then I would remove Abimelech. I would say[1] to Abimelech, 'Increase your army, and come out.' "
They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves[6] of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great,
And whenever a man came near to pay homage to him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him.