So Aḇ
Brothers, as a man I say it: a covenant, even though it is man’s, yet if it is confirmed, no one sets it aside, or adds to it.
without discernment, covenant breakers, unloving, unforgiving, ruthless;
‘And he took one of the royal seed, and made a covenant with him, and put him under oath. And he took away the mighty of the land,
But the generous one devises what is generous, and by generous deeds he rises up.
A gift in secret subdues displeasure, And a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
A man of many friends might come to ruin, But there is a Loving One Who sticks closer than a brother!
A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men.
A bribe is a stone of favour in the eyes of its owner; Wherever he turns, he prospers.
And Yehonathan and Dawiḏ
“And now, come, let us make a covenant, you and I, and it shall be a witness between you and me.”
And one who had escaped came and informed Aḇ
And Aḇ
