KJV ORIGINAL
Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So the officials went to the king and said, 'Please, you need to execute this guy. He's completely destroying the morale of our soldiers and everyone else in the city with the things he's saying. This man isn't looking out for our people — he's trying to harm them.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes telling the truth makes you look like the enemy to people who don't want to hear it.
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