¹⁵ So then, ^[a]be careful how you ^(A)walk, not ^(B)as unwise people but as wise, ^16 [b](C)making the most of your time, because ^(D)the days are evil. ¹⁷ Therefore do not be foolish, but ^(E)understand what the will of the Lord is.

³ This is good and acceptable in the sight of ^(A)God our Savior, ^4 (B)who wants all people to be ^(C)saved and to ^(D)come to the ^[a]knowledge of the truth.

⁴ Then David’s men said to him, “Behold, ^(A)this is the day of which the Lord said to you, ‘Behold; ^(B)I am about to hand your enemy over to you, and you shall do to him as it seems good ^[a]to you.’” Then David got up and cut off the edge of Saul’s robe secretly.

⁵ But it came about afterward that ^(A)David’s ^[a]conscience bothered him because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s robe. ⁶ So he said to his men, “^(B)Far be it from me because of the Lord that I would do this thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed, to reach out with my hand against him, since he is the Lord’s anointed.” ⁷ And David rebuked his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up against Saul. And Saul got up, ^[b]left the cave, and went on his way.

^12 (A)May the Lord judge between ^[a]you and me, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me; but my hand shall not be against you.

⁵ But if any of you ^(A)lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and ^[a]without reproach, and ^(B)it will be given to him.