וְדָוִ֣ד אָמַ֗ר אַךְ֩ לַשֶּׁ֨קֶר שָׁמַ֜רְתִּי אֶֽת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר לָזֶה֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר וְלֹא־נִפְקַ֥ד מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֖וֹ מְא֑וּמָה וַיָּֽשֶׁב־לִ֥י רָעָ֖ה תַּ֥חַת טוֹבָֽה׃
At sinabi ni David: “Tunay na walang kabuluhan ang pagbabantay ko sa lahat ng pag-aari ng taong ito sa ilang, at walang anumang nawala sa lahat ng kanyang pag-aari; at ginantihan niya ako ng masama kapalit ng mabuti.
Rashi
Dovid said. To himself when his youths told him of Novol's insults, 'It was for naught that I guarded, etc.'