The name of the man [was] Nabal, and the name of his wife [was] Abigail. Now the woman [was] wise and beautiful, but the man [was] stubborn and {mean}, and he [was] as his heart.

Just as the ancient proverb says, 'From the wicked, wickedness goes out,' but my hand will not be against you!

And you may think in your heart, 'My strength and the might of my hand {acquired this wealth for} me.'

The officials of Succoth said, "Is the hand of Zebah and Zalmunna in your hand now, that we should give bread to your army?"

or I have eaten my morsel {alone}, and [the] orphan has not eaten from it

Their eye bulges from fat. Imaginings overflow [their] heart.

[Be] hospitable to one another without complaining.

Give it

Send out your bread on the water, for in many days you will find it.

So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all [people], and especially to those who belong to the household of faith.

Whom

But a young man of the servants told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, "Look, David sent messengers from the desert to greet our master, but he addressed them angrily,

We know that God has spoken to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from."

as unknown and [yet] known completely, as dying, and behold, we go on living, as disciplined, and [yet] not put to death,

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The officials of Succoth said, "Is the hand of Zebah and Zalmunna in your hand now, that we should give bread to your army?"