Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?”
Do I lack madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
Do I lack madmen, that you bring this one to behave like a madman in my presence? Shall this one come into my house?”
Have I need of madmen, that you bring this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?
Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
Do I have such a shortage of crazy people that you brought this one to act crazy around me? Is this one going to come into my house?”
Do I have such a shortage of crazy people that you brought this one to act crazy around me? Is this one going to come into my house? ’
Am I short on insane people that you’ve brought this person to go crazy right in front of me? Do you really think I’m going to let this man enter my house?”
Akhish said to his servants, “Here, you see that the man is meshugga; why bring him to me?
I have enough crazy people without your bringing another one here. Keep him away from my palace!”
have I lack of madmen, that ye have brought this one to rave in my presence? shall this [man] come into my house?
Have we need of madmen, that you have brought in this fellow, to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
I have enough crazy men. I don’t need you to bring this man to my house to act crazy in front of me. Don’t let this man come into my house again.”
I have enough fools around me already. I do not need to see this crazy man as well. Keep him away from my house.’
Don’t I have enough madmen? Did you have to bring this madman into my presence? Should I keep this man in my house?”
Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to behave as a madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?”
Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to behave as a madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?”
·I [Don’t I…?] have enough madmen. I don’t need you to bring him here to act like this in front of me! ·Don’t let him in [Must this one come into…?] my house!”
Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall he come into mine house?
Do I have such a shortage of lunatics that you bring this man so that he can show me he is insane? Does this man have to come into my house?”
Don't I have enough madmen already? Why bring another one to bother me with his crazy actions right here in my own house?”
Do I have such a shortage of crazy people that you brought this one to act crazy around me? Is this one going to come into my house?”
I have enough madmen. I don’t need you to bring him here to act like this in front of me! Don’t leave him in my house!”
Am I lacking madmen that you bring me this one to act like a madman around me? Shall this one come into my house?”
Have I need of mad men that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?
Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this one to act the madman before me? Shall this one come into my house?”
Do I lack madmen that you have brought this one to act like a madman before me? Should this one enter my household?”
until finally King Achish said to his men, “Must you bring me a madman? We already have enough of them around here! Should such a fellow as this be my guest?”
When David realized that he had been recognized, he panicked, fearing the worst from Achish, king of Gath. So right there, while they were looking at him, he pretended to go crazy, pounding his head on the city gate and foaming at the mouth, spit dripping from his beard. Achish took one look at him and said to his servants, “Can’t you see he’s crazy? Why did you let him in here? Don’t you think I have enough crazy people to put up with as it is without adding another? Get him out of here!”
Am I one who lacks lunatics, that you brought this one to behave as a madman in my presence? Will this man come into my house?”
Do I have such a shortage of lunatics that you bring this man so that he can show me he is insane? Does this man have to come into my house?”
Finally Achish said to his servants: “You see the man is mad. Why did you bring him to me?
Do I lack insane people, that you have brought this one to behave like an insane person in my presence? Shall this one come into my house?”
Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this one to act the madman in my presence? Shall this one come into my house?”
Am I so in need of people who are out of their mind that you brought me this man who is acting so strange? Must this man come into my house?”
I have enough madmen. I don’t need you to bring him here to act like this in front of me! Don’t let him in my house!”
Do I have a shortage of fools so that you have brought me this man to display his insanity in front of me? Should this man enter my house?”
Don’t I have enough crazy people around me already? So why do you have to bring this fellow here? Just look at how he’s carrying on in front of me! Why do you have to bring this man into my house?”
Am I so short of madmen that you have to bring this fellow here to carry on like this in front of me? Must this man come into my house?”
Am I so short of madmen that you have to bring this fellow here to carry on like this in front of me? Must this man come into my house?’
Have I need of madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?”
Do I need any crazy men, that you bring this one to act crazy in front of me? Will this one come into my house?”
We already have enough of them around here! Why should I let someone like this be my guest?”
Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?’
Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?’
Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?”
Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?”
Have I need of meshugga’im, that ye have brought this one to play the meshugga in my presence? Shall this one come into my bais?
“Have I need of mad men, that you have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? Shall he come into my house?”
Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?”
Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?”
Then Achish said to his courtiers, “Look, you can see the man is insane. Why did you bring him to me?
Don’t I have enough crazy people around here already, or did you think I might need yet another?
Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Should this fellow come into my house?”
whether mad men fail to us? why have ye brought in him, that he should be mad, while I am present? Deliver ye him from hence, lest he enter into mine house. (do we not have enough mad men here already? why have ye brought him in, so that he can be deranged right in front of me! Get ye him away from here, lest he enter into my house, and touch things!)
A lack of madmen [have] I, that ye have brought in this one to act as a madman by me! doth this one come in unto my house?'
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