Chapter 12 1-5. Samuel a Man of Strict Integrity—How many retiring from a position of responsibility as a judge, can say in regard to their purity, Which of you convinceth me of sin? Who can prove that I have turned aside from my righteousness to accept bribes? I have never stained my record as a man who does judgment and justice. Who today can say what Samuel said when he was taking leave of the people of Israel, because they were determined to have a king? ... Brave, noble judge! But it is a sorrowful thing that a man of the strictest integrity should have to humble himself to make his own defence (Manuscript 33, 1898). {2BC 1013.7}

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1-5. Samuel, en mand i streng renhed. - Hvor mange holder sig tilbage fra en ansvarsbetynget stilling (1014) som en dommer, kan sige om deres renhed: Hvem af jer overbeviser mig om synd? Hvem kan bevise at jeg har vendt bort fra min retfærdighed for at tage imod bestikkelse? Jeg har aldrig tilsmudset på min fortegnelse, som en mand der udøver dom og retfærdighed. Hvem kan i dag sige hvad Samuel sagde da han tog afsked med Israels folk, fordi de var besluttet på at få en konge? . . . .En brav, ædel dommer! Men det var en sorrig ting at et menneske af den største renhed skulle ydmyge sig selv for at forsvare sig selv (MS 33, 1898).