⁹ And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men ^[a]who say, ‘Behold, David is seeking ^[b]to harm you’?

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