⁶ So he said to his men, “^(A)Far be it from me because of Yahweh that I should do this thing to my lord, the anointed of Yahweh, to send forth my hand against him, since he is the anointed of Yahweh.”

^12 (A)May Yahweh judge between ^[a]you and me, and may Yahweh avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.

^17 (A)Never paying back evil for evil to anyone, ^[a](B)respecting what is good in the sight of all men,

^19 (A)never taking your own revenge, beloved—instead ^[a]leave room for the wrath of God. For it is written, “^(B)Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

^9 (A)not returning evil for evil or ^(B)reviling for reviling, but ^[a]giving a ^(C)blessing instead, for ^(D)you were called for the very purpose that you might ^(E)inherit a blessing.