3 However, the princes of the sons of Amʹmon said to Haʹnun their lord: “Is David honoring your father in your eyes in that he has sent to you comforters? Is it not for the sake of searching through the city* and to spy+ it out and to overthrow it that David has sent his servants to you?”+

9 Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended,+ for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones.+