Then he dropped the subtlety and got right to the point. “ O that I were appointed judge in the land, ” Absalom intoned, “that to me every man might come that happens to have a legal case or judgment! Then I should certainly do justice to him. ”
ثم كان يتوقف عن استخدام المكر ويكشف عن نواياه الحقيقية ،‏ فيسأل :‏ « مَن يجعلني قاضيا في الارض فيأتي اليّ كل انسان له خصومة ودعوى فأنصفه » .‏