And he said, You are more righteous than I; for you have dealt well with me, while I have dealt wickedly with you — Saul's confession (*attah tzaddik mimeni ki atah gemalt oti tovot v'ani gamalticha ra'ot*) is complete reversal, Saul acknowledging David's superiority in moral character. The *tzaddik mimeni*, more righteous than I, is Saul's admission of spiritual failure. His *gamalticha ra'ot*, I have dealt wickedly with you, names his own actions as evil, a public confession of guilt.

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