Hushai said, "You know that your father and his men are mighty men, and that they are enraged,[2] like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the people.
And she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die."
a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; it is a grievous evil.