⁵⁰ Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the Lord; we have no choice in the matter.^[a](A)

²⁹ I could do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Watch yourself! Don’t say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’

²² Absalom didn’t say anything to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon since he disgraced his sister Tamar.