25 My lord should pay no attention to this worthless fool Nabal, for he lives up to his name:[a] His name means ‘stupid,’ and stupidity is all he knows.[b] I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men whom you sent.

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Footnotes

  1. 25:25 Lit for as is his name is, so he is
  2. 25:25 Lit and foolishness is with him

27 A worthless person digs up evil,
and his speech is like a scorching fire.(A)

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28 A worthless witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.(A)

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