³² And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?

²³ And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

⁵ For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

²² And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.

⁵¹ Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

⁹ The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

³ This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

⁸ Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

⁹ Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

¹¹ If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

¹² If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?