Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the mind.
1 Samuel 21:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Look! You can see the man is crazy,’ Achish said to his servants. ‘Why did you bring him to me? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then said Achish to his servants, You see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me? American Standard Version (1901) Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad; wherefore then have ye brought him to me? Common English Bible “Can’t you see he’s crazy?” Achish asked his servants. “Why bring him to me? Catholic Public Domain Version And Achish said to his servants: "You saw that the man is insane. Why did you bring him to me? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Achis said to his servants: You saw the man was mad. Why have you brought him to me? |
Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the mind.
so he pretended to be insane in their presence. He acted like a madman around them, scribbling on the doors of the city gate and letting saliva run down his beard.
Do I have such a shortage of crazy people that you brought this one to act crazy around me? Is this one going to come into my house? ’