King James Version with Apocrypha
"Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? "
— 1 Samuel 21:15, King James Version with Apocrypha
“Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? ”
“Do I lack madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? ”
“Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?"”
“Do I have a shortage of fools, that you have brought me this man to display his insanity in front of me? Should this man enter my house?””
“Have we need of mad men, that you have brought in this fellow, to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? ”
“Are there not enough unbalanced men about me, that you have let this person come and do such tricks before me? is such a man to come into my house?”
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?