⁴³ So the Philistine said to David, “^(A)Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And ^(B)the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

¹⁴ After whom has the king of Israel gone out? Whom are you pursuing? ^(A)A dead dog, ^(B)a single flea?

^11 (A)Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city, the dogs will eat. And anyone who dies in the field, the birds of the sky will eat; for the Lord has spoken it.”’

¹⁹ And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘This is what the Lord says: “^(A)Have you murdered and also taken possession?”’ And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘The Lord says this: “^(B)In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, the dogs will lick up your blood, yours as well.”’”

¹³ Then Hazael said, “But what is your servant—^(A)a lowly dog—that he could do this great thing?” And Elisha ^[a]answered, “^(B)The Lord has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”

Job’s Present State Is Humiliating

⁴ For whoever is joined to all the living, there is hope; for better a live dog, than a dead lion.

Hypocrisy Rebuked