David had just said,“ Everything we’ve done hasn’t been worth a thing! I watched over that fellow’s property in the desert. I made sure none of it was stolen. But he has paid me back evil for good.

大卫曾说：“我在旷野为那人看守所有的，以致他一样不失落，实在是徒然了！他向我以恶报善。

大卫曾说：“我在旷野为那人看守他一切所有的，以致他未失去任何一样东西，实在是徒然了！他竟然向我以恶报善。

大卫曾说：“我在旷野为那人看守他一切所有的，以致他未失去任何一样东西，实在是徒然了！他竟然向我以恶报善。

大卫曾说：“我在旷野保护这人的羊群，使它们不致丢失，真是枉费功夫。他竟以怨报德。

大卫曾经说过：“我在旷野看守这人一切所有的，使他一切所有的一样也没有失落，实在是白费心机了。他竟然对我以恶报善。

此前大卫曾说：“我在旷野守护这人的一切，使他没有丢失过任何东西，实在是枉然的！他竟对我以恶报善。

大衛曾說：「我在曠野為那人看守所有的，以致他一樣不失落，實在是徒然了！他向我以惡報善。

大衛曾說：「我在曠野為那人看守他一切所有的，以致他未失去任何一樣東西，實在是徒然了！他竟然向我以惡報善。

大衛曾說：「我在曠野為那人看守他一切所有的，以致他未失去任何一樣東西，實在是徒然了！他竟然向我以惡報善。

大衛曾說：「我在曠野保護這人的羊群，使牠們不致丟失，真是枉費功夫。他竟以怨報德。

大衛曾經說過：“我在曠野看守這人一切所有的，使他一切所有的一樣也沒有失落，實在是白費心機了。他竟然對我以惡報善。

先是大衛曾說：『我在曠野看守這傢伙一切所有的，使他一切東西一樣也不遺失，實在是徒勞了：他向我以惡報善呀。

此前大衛曾說：「我在曠野守護這人的一切，使他沒有丟失過任何東西，實在是枉然的！他竟對我以惡報善。

大衛曾曰、昔我在野、守此鄙夫所有、毫無遺失、實為徒勞、蓋彼以惡報善、

大闢追思、昔日在野之時、守其所有、毫無遺失、豈非徒勞、彼以怨報德、

大衛追思、昔我在曠野之時、守斯人所有、俾毫無所失、豈非徒勞乎、彼以惡報善、

David had just said,“ It’s been useless— all my watching over this fellow’s property in the wilderness so that nothing of his was missing. He has paid me back evil for good.

Now David had said,“ Surely in vain have I guarded all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him, and he has returned me evil for good.

David had just been saying,“ A lot of good it did to help this fellow. We protected his flocks in the wilderness, and nothing he owned was lost or stolen. But he has repaid me evil for good.

David had just said,“ I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness for nothing. He was not missing anything, yet he paid me back evil for good.

Now David had said,“ It is certainly for nothing that I have guarded everything that this man has in the wilderness, so that nothing has gone missing of all that belonged to him! For he has returned me evil for good.

Now David had said,“ Surely in vain I have protected all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belongs to him. And he has repaid me evil for good.

Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good.

David had just said,“ I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness for nothing. He was not missing anything, yet he paid me back evil for good.

Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this[ fellow] hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that[ pertained] unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.

Now David had been thinking,“ In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the desert. I didn’t take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil.

Now David had said,“ Surely in vain I have kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him. He has returned me evil for good.

Evil will never leave the house of anyone who pays back evil for good.

God may want you to suffer for doing good. That’s better than suffering for doing evil.

They pay me back with evil, even though I was good to them. They leave me like someone who has lost a family member.

Turn away from anger and don’t give in to wrath. Don’t be upset, because that only leads to evil.

Get rid of all hard feelings, anger and rage. Stop all fighting and lying. Don’t have anything to do with any kind of hatred.

They gather all around me with their words of hatred. They attack me without any reason.They bring charges against me, even though I love them and pray for them.They pay me back with evil for the good things I do. They pay back my love with hatred.

But suppose you receive a beating for doing wrong, and you put up with it. Will anyone honor you for this? Of course not. But suppose you suffer for doing good, and you put up with it. God will praise you for this.You were chosen to do good even if you suffer. That’s because Christ suffered for you. He left you an example that he expects you to follow.Scripture says,“ He didn’t commit any sin. No lies ever came out of his mouth.”( Isaiah 53:9)People shouted at him and made fun of him. But he didn’t do the same thing back to them. When he suffered, he didn’t say he would make them suffer. Instead, he trusted in the God who judges fairly.

Don’t pay back evil with evil. Don’t pay back unkind words with unkind words. Instead, pay back evil with kind words. This is what you have been chosen to do. You will receive a blessing by doing this.

They hadn’t gone very far from the city when Joseph spoke to his manager.“ Go after those men right away,” he said.“ Catch up with them. Say to them,‘ My master was good to you. Why have you paid him back by doing evil?

They pay me back with evil, even though I was good to them. They bring charges against me, though I try only to do what is good.

Should the good things I’ve done be paid back with evil? But my enemies have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood in front of you and spoke up for them. I tried to turn your anger away from them.

Scripture says,“ When you are angry, do not sin.”( Psalm 4:4) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.

They were so foolish that no one respected them. They were driven out of the land.

Don’t let evil overcome you. Overcome evil by doing good.

David said to his men,“ Each of you put on your swords!” So they did. David put his sword on too. About 400 men went up with David. Two hundred men stayed behind with the supplies.

Make sure that no one pays back one wrong act with another. Instead, always try to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.