“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you. - Mattityahu (Matthew) 5:38-42, ESV Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD [YHWH] shall inherit the land. - Tehillim (Psalms) 37:8-9, ESV Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God [Elohim], for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord [YHWH].” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. - Romans 12:19-21, ESV “‘Is not this laid up in store with me, sealed up in my treasuries? Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly.’ For the LORD [YHWH] will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone and there is none remaining, bond or free. - Devarim (Deuteronomy) 32:34-36, ESV When Saul [Shaul] returned from following the Philistines [Pilishtim], he was told, “Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.” Then Saul [Shaul] took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel [Yisrael] and went to seek David and his men in front of the Wildgoats’ Rocks [Tzurei HaYeilim]. And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where there was a cave, and Saul [Shaul] went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave. And the men of David said to him, “Here is the day of which the LORD [YHWH] said to you, ‘Behold, I will give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.’” Then David arose and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s [Shaul] robe. And afterward David’s heart struck him, because he had cut off a corner of Saul’s [Shaul] robe. He said to his men, “The LORD forbid [Khalilah li meiYHWH: far be it with me from HaShem] that I should do this thing to my lord, the LORD’s [YHWH] anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is the LORD’s [YHWH] anointed.” So David persuaded his men with these words and did not permit them to attack Saul [Shaul]. And Saul [Shaul] rose up and left the cave and went on his way. Afterward David also arose and went out of the cave, and called after Saul [Shaul], “My lord the king!” And when Saul [Shaul] looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth and paid homage. And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Behold, David seeks your harm’? Behold, this day your eyes have seen how the LORD [YHWH] gave you today into my hand in the cave. And some told me to kill you, but I spared you. I said, ‘I will not put out my hand against my lord, for he is the LORD’s [YHWH] anointed.’ See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. For by the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt my life to take it. May the LORD [YHWH] judge between me and you, may the LORD [YHWH] avenge me against you, but my hand shall not be against you. As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness.’ But my hand shall not be against you. After whom has the king of Israel [YHWH] come out? After whom do you pursue? After a dead dog! After a flea! May the LORD [YHWH] therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and plead my cause and deliver me from your hand.” - Shmuel Alef (1 Samuel) 24:1-15 (Hb. 24:2-15) And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God [Elohim] nor respected man. And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God [Elohim] nor respect man, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God [Elohim] give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” - Luke 18:1-8, ESV
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