²⁶ So he said, “My lord the king, my servant betrayed me; for your servant said, ‘I will ^[a]saddle the donkey for myself so that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ ^(A)since your servant cannot walk.

²⁷ Furthermore, ^(A)he has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is ^(B)like the angel of God, therefore do what is good in your sight.