40. He took his staff in his hand, picked out five smooth stones from the stream, placed them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag, took his sling in hand, and approached the Philistine.
41. The Philistine kept coming closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.
42. When the Philistine looked carefully at David, he despised him, for he was only a ruddy and handsome boy.
43. The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?” Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
44. The Philistine said to David, “Come here to me, so I can give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the field!”