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The Testament of Joseph Concerning Sobriety

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1. The record of the testament of Joseph. When

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he

was

about

to

die

he

called

his

sons

and

his

brethren

together

,

and

said

to

them

:

My

children

and

brethren

,

hearken

to

Joseph

the

beloved

of

Israel

;

give

ear

,

my

sons

,

unto

your

father

.

I

have

seen

in

my

life

envy

and

death

,

and

I

wandered

not

in

the

truth

of

the

Lord

.

These

my

brethren

hated

me

,

and

the

Lord

loved

me

:

they

wished

to

slay

me

,

and

the

God

of

my

fathers

guarded

me

:

they

let

me

down

into

a

pit

,

and

the

Most

High

brought

me

up

again

:

I

was

sold

for

a

slave

,

and

the

Lord

made

me

free

:

I

was

taken

into

captivity

,

and

His

strong

hand

succoured

me

:

I

was

kept

in

hunger

,

and

the

Lord

Himself

nourished

me

:

I

was

alone

,

and

God

comforted

me

:

I

was

sick

,

and

the

Most

High

visited

me

:

I

was

in

prison

,

and

the

Saviour

showed

favour

unto

me

;

in

bonds

,

and

He

released

me

;

amid

slanders

,

and

He

pleaded

my

cause

;

amid

bitter

words

of

the

Egyptians

,

and

He

rescued

me

;

amid

envy

and

guile

,

and

He

exalted

me

.