World English Bible
"Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?""
— 1 Samuel 21:15, World English Bible
“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 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?”
“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? ”
David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
He changed his behavior before them, and pretended to be mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.
Then Achish said to his servants, "Look, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me?
Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?"