19 And now let my lord the king, please, listen to the words of his servant: If it is Jehovah that has incited you against me, let him smell a grain offering.+ But if it is the sons of man,*+ they are cursed before Jehovah,+ because they have driven me out today from feeling myself attached to the inheritance of Jehovah,+ saying, ‘Go, serve other gods!’+

23 The heart of the wise one causes his mouth to show insight,+ and to his lips it adds persuasiveness.+