Now the sons of Eli were sons of wickedness; they did not know Jehovah.

But the sons of worthlessness said, How can this man deliver us? So they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he kept silent.

Please, let not my lord set his heart on this man of worthlessness, Nabal. For as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I, your handmaid, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.

Corrupt men have gone out from among you and impelled the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known;

Oh, that my grief were fully weighed, and my calamity laid with it on the scales!

For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words have been rash.

My soul loathes my life; I will leave behind my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

I will say to God, Do not condemn me; show me why You contend with me.

Offspring of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.