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The Testament of Joseph Concerning Sobriety

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Section 9

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9. How often hath she sent unto me, saying

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,

Consent

to

fulfil

my

desire

,

and

I

will

release

thee

from

thy

bonds

,

and

I

will

free

time

from

the

darkness

!

And

not

even

in

thoughts

did

I

incline

unto

her

.

For

God

loveth

him

who

in

a

den

of

darkness

fasteth

with

chastity

,

rather

than

him

who

in

secret

chambers

liveth

delicately

without

restraint

.

And

whosoever

liveth

in

chastity

,

and

desireth

also

glory

,

and

if

the

Most

High

knoweth

that

it

is

expedient

for

him

,

He

bestoweth

this

also

upon

him

,

even

as

upon

me

.

How

often

,

though

she

were

sick

,

did

she

come

down

to

me

at

unlooked

-

for

times

,

and

listened

to

my

voice

as

I

prayed

!

And

when

I

heard

her

groanings

I

held

my

peace

.

For

when

I

was

in

her

house

she

was

wont

to

bare

her

arms

,

and

breasts

,

and

legs

,

that

I

might

fall

before

her

;

for

she

was

very

beautiful

,

splendidly

adorned

for

my

deception

.

And

the

Lord

guarded

me

from

her

devices

.

Notes

6
[To this section Lardner takes exception, as unbecoming to the gravity of Joseph.]