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But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him, for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”(A)

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But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance,(A) but the Lord looks at the heart.”(B)

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16 A king is not saved by his great army;
    a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.(A)

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16 No king is saved by the size of his army;(A)
    no warrior escapes by his great strength.

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17 The war horse is a vain hope for victory,
    and by its great might it cannot save.(A)

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17 A horse(A) is a vain hope for deliverance;
    despite all its great strength it cannot save.

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