13 And David said to him, “To whom do you belong? And where are you from?” He said, “I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite, and my master left me behind because I fell sick three days ago.

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13 David asked him, “Who do you belong to? Where do you come from?”

He said, “I am an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite.(A) My master abandoned me when I became ill three days ago.

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13 For (A)judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

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13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful.(A) Mercy triumphs over judgment.

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10 (A)Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast,
    but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.

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10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals,(A)
    but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

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13 “If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant,
    when they brought a complaint against me,
14 what then shall I do when God rises up?
    When he (A)makes inquiry, what shall I answer him?
15 Did (B)not he who made me in the womb make him?
    And did not one fashion us in the womb?

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13 “If I have denied justice to any of my servants,(A)
    whether male or female,
    when they had a grievance against me,(B)
14 what will I do when God confronts me?(C)
    What will I answer when called to account?(D)
15 Did not he who made me in the womb make them?(E)
    Did not the same one form us both within our mothers?(F)

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