Behold, [here am] I, answer against me before the Lord and before His anointed. Whose calf have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or who among you have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe, even as [much as a] sandal? Bear witness against me, and I will make restitution to you.

[This translation omits this verse.]

And you shall deal mercifully with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the Lord with yourself. And if there is iniquity in your servant, then kill me yourself, for why should you bring me to your father?

And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? For in what [manner] have I sinned? And what unrighteousness has been found in me?

And David said to Achish, Thus now you shall know what your servant will do. And Achish said to David, So will I make you captain of my bodyguard continually.

And Hushai said to Absalom, No, but following whom the Lord, and this people, and all Israel have chosen- his will I be, and with him I will dwell.

And again, whom shall I serve? Should I not [serve] in the presence of his son? As I served in the sight of your father, so will I be in your presence.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking guile.

Turn away from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil [one]. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.