wakens David’s dormant sense of justice. He pronounces the death sentence on the rich man who has done this wrong to the poor man, “because he had no pity” (v. 6). There seems to be some tension between v. 5 and v. 6. Verse 5 pronounces the death sentence on the guilty one, but v. 6 says that “he shall restore the lamb fourfold.” How can one restore after being killed? Perhaps the restoration would precede the death. David’s judgment recalls Jesus’ words: “… you see the speck that is in your brother’s