先诉情由的，似乎有理；但邻舍来到，就察出实情。

先诉情由的，似乎有理；另一人来到，就察出实情。

先诉情由的，似乎有理；另一人来到，就察出实情。

先告状的看似有理，一经对质真相大白。

首先陈述情由的，似乎有理，等他的邻舍来到，才可以查明实情。

争讼中先陈说的虽显得公义；但对方一来，就能查验他的话。

先訴情由的，似乎有理；但鄰舍來到，就察出實情。

先訴情由的，似乎有理；另一人來到，就察出實情。

先訴情由的，似乎有理；另一人來到，就察出實情。

先告狀的看似有理，一經對質真相大白。

首先陳述情由的，似乎有理，等他的鄰舍來到，才可以查明實情。

先訴情由的似乎有理，還要別人來審查它。

爭訟中先陳說的雖顯得公義；但對方一來，就能查驗他的話。

先赴愬者、其理似直、鄰里繼至、則得其情、

先赴訴者、其理似直、有後至者、爾當詳察之。

人有詞訟、先至者訴其由、雖似理直、必待後至者之訴、方可究察、

In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross- examines.

In court, the first one to speak seems right. Then someone else comes forward and questions him.

The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.

The first to speak in court sounds right— until the cross examination begins.

The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

The first to plead his case seems right, Until another comes and examines him.

The first one to plead his cause seems right, Until his neighbor comes and examines him.

He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.

The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

[ He that is] first in his own cause[ seemeth] just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

The first to state his case seems right, until his opponent begins to cross-examine him.

He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.

To answer before listening— that is folly and shame. (niv)

Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, also went down to meet the king. He had not taken care of his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely.When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him,“ Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”He said,“ My lord the king, since I your servant am lame, I said,‘ I will have my donkey saddled and will ride on it, so I can go with the king.’ But Ziba my servant betrayed me.And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. My lord the king is like an angel of God; so do whatever you wish. (niv)

When David had gone a short distance beyond the summit, there was Ziba, the steward of Mephibosheth, waiting to meet him. He had a string of donkeys saddled and loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs and a skin of wine.The king asked Ziba,“ Why have you brought these?” Ziba answered,“ The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and fruit are for the men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”The king then asked,“ Where is your master’s grandson?” Ziba said to him,“ He is staying in Jerusalem, because he thinks,‘ Today the Israelites will restore to me my grandfather’s kingdom.’” (niv)

My accusers did not find me arguing with anyone at the temple, or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues or anywhere else in the city.And they cannot prove to you the charges they are now making against me. (niv)

“ We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sectand even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him. (niv)