²³ Saul and Jonathan—
    in life they were loved and admired,
    and in death they were not parted.
They were swifter than eagles,^(A)
    they were stronger than lions.^(B)

¹³ Look! He advances like the clouds,^(A)
    his chariots^(B) come like a whirlwind,^(C)
his horses^(D) are swifter than eagles.^(E)
    Woe to us! We are ruined!^(F)

“What is sweeter than honey?
    What is stronger than a lion?”^(A)

“If you had not plowed with my heifer,
    you would not have solved my riddle.”

¹⁹ Our pursuers were swifter
    than eagles^(A) in the sky;
they chased us^(B) over the mountains
    and lay in wait for us in the desert.^(C)

³⁰ a lion, mighty among beasts,
    who retreats before nothing;

²⁶ They skim past^(A) like boats of papyrus,^(B)
    like eagles swooping down on their prey.^(C)