Catholic Public Domain Version
"Whom are you pursuing, O king of Israel? Whom are you pursuing? You are pursuing a dead dog, a single flea. "
— 1 Samuel 24:15, Catholic Public Domain Version
“The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.”
“Jehovah therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand. ”
“May Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand."”
“May the LORD be our judge and arbiter. May he see and arbitrate my case and deliver me from your hands!””
“After whom dost thou pursue? After a dead dog, after a flea.”
“So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.”
“The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.”
Moreover, see and know, O my father, the edge of your cloak in my hand. For though I cut off the top of your cloak, I was not willing to extend my hand against you. Turn your soul and see that there is no evil in my hand, nor any iniquity or sin against you. Yet you lie in wait for my life, so that you may take it away.
May the Lord judge between me and you. And may the Lord vindicate me from you. But my hand will not be against you.
So too, it is said in the ancient proverb, ‘From the impious, impiety will go forth.’ Therefore, my hand will not be upon you.
Whom are you pursuing, O king of Israel? Whom are you pursuing? You are pursuing a dead dog, a single flea.
May the Lord be the judge, and may he judge between me and you. And may he see and judge my case, and rescue me from your hand.”
And when David had completed speaking words in this way to Saul, Saul said, “Could this be your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice, and he wept.
And he said to David: “You are more just than I am. For you have distributed good to me, but I have repaid evil to you.