P: She said: O chieftains! Pronounce for me in my case. I decide no case till ye are present with me.

S: She said: O chiefs! give me advice respecting my affair: I never decide an affair until you are in my presence.

027.033 Y: They said: "We are endued with strength, and given to vehement war: but the command is with thee; so consider what thou wilt command."

P: They said: We are lords of might and lords of great prowess, but it is for thee to command; so consider what thou wilt command.

S: They said: We are possessors of strength and possessors of mighty prowess, and the command is yours, therefore see what you will command.

027.034 Y: She said: "Kings, when they enter a country, despoil it, and make the noblest of its people its meanest thus do they behave."

P: She said: Lo! kings, when they enter a township, ruin it and make the honour of its people shame. Thus will they do.

S: She said: Surely the kings, when they enter a town, ruin it and make the noblest of its people to be low, and thus they (always) do;

027.035 Y: "But I am going to send him a present, and (wait) to see with what (answer) return (my) ambassadors."

P: But lo! I am going to send a present unto them, and to see with what (answer) the messengers return.