And the king answered them harshly; and forsaking the counsel of the old men,
Cease to hear instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.
Nevertheless I will send my servants to you tomorrow about this time, and they shall search your house and the houses of your servants and lay hands on whatever pleases you and take it away.’” Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, “Mark, now, and see how this man is seeking trouble, for he sent to me for my wives and my children, and for my silver and my gold, and I did not refuse him.” And all the elders and all the people said to him, “Do not listen or consent.” So he said to the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you first demanded of your servant I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” And the messengers departed and brought him word again. Ben-hadad sent to him and said, “The gods do so to me and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people who follow me.”
And Nabal answered David's servants, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days who are breaking away from their masters. Shall I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers and give it to men who come from I do not know where?”
Then Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me; take care never to see my face again, for on the day you see my face you shall die.”
“The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly to us and took us to be spies of the land.
Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. “Where do you come from?” he said. They said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”
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