Malinger
To malinger is to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
David's son Amnon malingered to bait his beautiful half-sister Tamar into his chambers. When he got her alone, he raped her.
So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand." (II Samuel 13:6, NASB)
This paiting is "The Rape of Tamar by Amnon" by Philip van Santvoort. It is displayed at the National Gallery in London.
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