¹⁹ When such a person hears the words of this oath and they invoke a blessing^(A) on themselves, thinking, “I will be safe, even though I persist in going my own way,”^(B) they will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.

¹¹ The king of Israel answered, “Tell him: ‘One who puts on his armor should not boast^(A) like one who takes it off.’”

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