And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid;
And þe kyng seide, Wheþer þe hond of Joab is with þee in alle þese thingis? Þe womman answeride, and seide, Bi þe helþe of thi soule, my lord þe kyng, neþer to þe left side neþer to þe riyt side is ony thing of alle þese thingis, whiche my lord þe kyng spak. For thi seruaunt Joab hym silf comaundide to me, and he puttide alle þese wordis in to þe mouth of thin handmaide,