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.