²⁴ She fell at his feet and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord,^(A) and let me speak to you; hear what your servant has to say. ²⁵ Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name means Fool^(B),^(C) and folly goes with him. And as for me, your servant, I did not see the men my lord sent. ²⁶ And now, my lord, as surely as the Lord your God lives and as you live, since the Lord has kept you from bloodshed^(D) and from avenging^(E) yourself with your own hands, may your enemies and all who are intent on harming my lord be like Nabal.^(F)