⁹ And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men, saying, ‘Behold, David seeks ^[a]to do you evil’?

¹¹ Now, ^(A)my father, see! Indeed, see the edge of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the edge of your robe and did not kill you, know and see that there is no evil or transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against you, though you ^(B)are lying in wait for my life to take it. ^12 (C)May Yahweh judge between ^[a]you and me, and may Yahweh avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you. ¹³ As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘^(D)Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you. ¹⁴ After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? ^(E)After a dead dog, after ^(F)a single flea?