26. And he said, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said, I will saddle me the ass, and ride thereon, and go with the king; for thy servant is lame.
27. And he has slandered thy servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God do therefore what is good in thy sight.
28. For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; and thou didst set thy servant among them that eat at thine own table. What further right therefore have I? and for what should I cry any more to the king?
29. And the king said to him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.