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The Testament of Joseph Concerning Sobriety

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Section 11

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11. Do ye also, therefore, have the fear

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of

God

in

your

works

,

and

honour

your

brethren

.

For

every

one

who

worketh

the

law

of

the

Lord

shall

be

loved

by

Him

.

And

when

I

came

to

the

Indocolpitæ

with

the

Ishmaelites

,

they

asked

me

,

and

I

said

that

I

was

a

slave

from

their

house

,

that

I

might

not

put

my

brethren

to

shame

.

And

the

eldest

of

them

said

unto

me

,

Thou

art

not

a

slave

,

for

even

thy

appearance

doth

make

it

manifest

concerning

thee

.

And

he

threatened

me

even

unto

death

.

But

I

said

that

I

was

their

slave

.

Now

when

we

came

into

Egypt

,

they

strove

concerning

me

,

which

of

them

should

buy

me

and

take

me

.

Therefore

it

seemed

good

to

all

that

I

should

remain

in

Egypt

with

a

merchant

of

their

trade

,

until

they

should

return

bringing

merchandise

.

And

the

Lord

gave

me

favour

in

the

eyes

of

the

merchant

,

and

he

entrusted

unto

me

his

house

.

And

the

Lord

blessed

him

by

my

means

,

and

increased

him

in

silver

and

gold

,

and

I

was

with

him

three

months

and

five

days

.