But the king answered, “What can I do, sons of Zeruiah? Sure, Shimei is cursing me. But the Lord told him to curse me.”
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Easy To Read Version Don’t listen to all the things people say. You might hear your own servant saying bad things about you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do not give heed to everything that is said, lest you hear your servant cursing you– American Standard Version (1901) Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee; Common English Bible Don’t worry about all the things people say, so you don’t hear your servant cursing you. Catholic Public Domain Version But there is no just man on earth, who does good and does not sin. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For there is no just man upon earth, that doth good, and sinneth not. |
But the king answered, “What can I do, sons of Zeruiah? Sure, Shimei is cursing me. But the Lord told him to curse me.”
Shimei said to the king, “My lord, don’t think about the wrong things I did. My lord and king, don’t remember the bad things I did when you left Jerusalem.
Never say bad things against a servant to his master. If you do, the master will not believe you. He will think you are guilty.
And you know that many times you too have said bad things about other people.
(Those people lie about good people. They try to trap people in court. They try to destroy innocent people.)
But some troublemakers said, “How can this man save us?” They said bad things about Saul and refused to bring gifts to him. But Saul said nothing.