Suppose a ruler gets very angry with you. If he does, don’t quit your job in the palace. Being calm can overcome what you have done against him.

掌权者的心若向你发怒，不要离开你的本位，因为柔和能免大过。

掌权者的怒气若向你发作，不要离开你的本位，因为镇定能平息大过。

掌权者的怒气若向你发作，不要离开你的本位，因为镇定能平息大过。

如果当权的人向你大发雷霆，不要因此就离开岗位，因为平心静气能避免大错。

如果掌权者向你发怒，你不要离开原位，因为柔顺能免大过。

如果管辖者的怒气向你上腾，你不要离开你的本位，因为平静能止住极大的罪过。

掌權者的心若向你發怒，不要離開你的本位，因為柔和能免大過。

掌權者的怒氣若向你發作，不要離開你的本位，因為鎮定能平息大過。

掌權者的怒氣若向你發作，不要離開你的本位，因為鎮定能平息大過。

如果當權的人向你大發雷霆，不要因此就離開崗位，因為平心靜氣能避免大錯。

如果掌權者向你發怒，你不要離開原位，因為柔順能免大過。

掌管者的怒氣若向你發作，你不要離開你的本位，因為柔順能和緩大過錯。

如果管轄者的怒氣向你上騰，你不要離開你的本位，因為平靜能止住極大的罪過。

執政者怒爾、勿去位、蓋柔順可免大過、

長者怒爾、勿不辭而退位、必務柔順、可免大過。

秉權者怒爾、勿離爾位、位原文作處因遜順可免大過、

If a ruler’s anger rises against you, do not leave your post; calmness can lay great offenses to rest.

If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for calmness will lay great offenses to rest.

If your boss is angry at you, don’t quit! A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes.

If the ruler’s anger rises against you, don’t leave your post, for calmness puts great offenses to rest.

If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your place, because composure puts great offenses to rest.

If the spirit of the ruler rises against you, Do not leave your post; For conciliation pacifies great offenses.

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences.

If the ruler’s anger rises against you, don’t leave your place, for calmness puts great offenses to rest.

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position, for a calm response can undo great offenses.

If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.

If you are patient, you can win an official over to your side. And gentle words can break a bone.

Don’t be in a hurry to quit your job in the palace. Don’t stand up for something the king doesn’t like. He’ll do anything he wants to.

She fell at his feet. She said,“ Pardon your servant, sir. Please let me speak to you. Listen to what I’m saying. Let me take the blame myself.Please don’t pay any attention to that evil man Nabal. His name means Foolish Person. And that’s exactly what he is. He’s always doing foolish things. I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to see the men you sent.Sir, the Lord has kept you from killing Nabal and his men. He has kept you from using your own hands to get even. So may what’s about to happen to Nabal happen to all your enemies. May it happen to everyone who wants to harm you. And may it happen just as surely as the Lord your God and you are alive.I’ve brought a gift for you. Give it to the men who follow you.“ Please forgive me if I shouldn’t have done that. The Lord your God will certainly give you and your family line a kingdom that will last. That’s because you fight the Lord’ s battles. You won’t do anything wrong as long as you live.Someone may chase you and try to kill you. But the Lord your God will keep your life safe like a treasure hidden in a bag. And he’ll destroy your enemies. Their lives will be thrown away, just as a stone is thrown from a sling.The Lord will do for you every good thing he promised to do. He’ll appoint you ruler over Israel.When that happens, you won’t have this heavy load on your mind. You won’t have to worry about how you killed people without any reason. You won’t have to worry about how you got even. The Lord your God will give you success. When that happens, please remember me.”David said to Abigail,“ Give praise to the Lord. He is the God of Israel. He has sent you today to find me.May the Lord bless you for what you have done. You have shown a lot of good sense. You have kept me from killing Nabal and his men this day. You have kept me from using my own hands to get even.It’s a good thing you came quickly to meet me. If you hadn’t come, not one of Nabal’s men would have been left alive by sunrise. And that’s just as sure as the Lord, the God of Israel, is alive. He has kept me from harming you.”Then David accepted from her what she had brought him. He said,“ Go home in peace. I’ve heard your words. I’ll do what you have asked.”Abigail went back to Nabal. He was having a dinner party in the house. It was the kind of dinner a king would have. He had been drinking too much wine. He was very drunk. So she didn’t tell him anything at all until sunrise.The next morning Nabal wasn’t drunk anymore. Then his wife told him everything. When she did, his heart grew weak. He became like a stone.About ten days later, the Lord struck Nabal down. And he died.David heard that Nabal was dead. So he said,“ Give praise to the Lord. Nabal was rude to me. But the Lord stood up for me. He has kept me from doing something wrong. He has paid Nabal back for the wrong things he did.” Then David sent a message to Abigail. He asked her to become his wife.His servants went to Carmel. They said to Abigail,“ David has sent us to you. He wants you to come back with us and become his wife.”Abigail bowed down with her face toward the ground. She said,“ I am your servant. I’m ready to serve him. I’m ready to wash the feet of his servants.”Abigail quickly got on a donkey and went with David’s messengers. Her five female servants went with her. She became David’s wife.David had also married Ahinoam from Jezreel. Both of them became his wives.But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s first wife, to Paltiel. Paltiel was from Gallim. He was the son of Laish.