And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

“Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?