⁹ Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, ^(A)for you are a wise man. You will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall ^(B)bring his gray head down with blood to Sheol.”

⁶ Act therefore ^(A)according to your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.

³¹ as soon as he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die, and your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant our father with sorrow to Sheol.

³⁸ But he said, “My son shall not go down with you, for ^(A)his brother is dead, and he is the only one left. ^(B)If harm should happen to him on the journey that you are to make, ^(C)you would bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”

²⁸ And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that ^(A)the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.

¹² behold, ^(A)I now do according to your word. Behold, ^(B)I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you.

²³ But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and ^(A)be sure your sin will find you out.

^28 (A)“You shall not revile God, nor ^(B)curse a ruler of your people.

^7 (A)“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.