²⁶ And now, my lord, as surely as the Lord your God lives and as you live, since the Lord has kept you from bloodshed^(A) and from avenging^(B) yourself with your own hands, may your enemies and all who are intent on harming my lord be like Nabal.^(C)

³⁸ About ten days later, the Lord struck^(A) Nabal and he died.

¹⁹ Do not take revenge,^(A) my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”^[a](B) says the Lord.

³⁰ For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”^[a](A) and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”^[b](B)