American Standard Version of 1901
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Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak;And let come on me what will.
{Or, At all adventures I will take &c.}Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth,And put my life in my hand?
{Or, Though he slay me, yet will I wait for him}Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope:Nevertheless I will {Hebrew: argue.}maintain my ways before him.
This also shall be my salvation,That a godless man shall not come before him.
Hear diligently my speech,And let my declaration be in your ears.
Behold now, I have set my cause in order;I know that I {Or, shall be justified}am righteous.
Who is he that will contend with me?For then {Or, if I hold my peace, I shall give up &c.}would I hold my peace and give up the ghost.
And when I saw that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Jehovah delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
for he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and Jehovah wrought a great {Hebrew: salvation.}victory for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice; wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thy handmaid hath hearkened unto thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.