A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causes shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Brethren. Partaking with them, (Abenezra; Tirinus; Menochius) or rather acting as his master's executor; which evinces the advantages of wisdom, so as to raise a slave above those whom his station requires him to serve. Such was Joseph, who was tried.