[The Pentateuch]

And when they were out of the city and not yet far away / Joseph said unto the ruler of his house: up and follow after the men and overtake them / and say unto them: wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? is that not the cup of which my lord drinketh / and doth he not prophesy therein? ye have evil done that ye have done.

And when they were out of the cytie and not yet ferre awaye / Joseph sayde vnto the ruelar of his house: vp and folowe after the men and ouertake them / and saye vnto them: wherfore haue ye rewarded euell for good? is that not the cuppe of which my lorde drynketh / ād doth he not prophesie therin? ye haue euell done that ye haue done.

And he overtook them and said the same words unto them. And they answered him: wherefore saith my lord such words? God forbid that thy servants should do so. Behold / the money which we found in our sacks mouths / we brought again unto the / out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal ⟨p. lxvi⟩out of my lords house / ether silver or gold? with whosoever of thy servants it be found let him dye / and let us also be my lords bondmen. And he said: Now therefore according unto your words / he with whom it is found / shall be my servant: but ye / shall be harmless.

And he ouertoke them and sayde the same wordes vnto them. And they answered him: wherfore sayth my lorde soch wordes? God forbydd that thy servāuntes shulde doo so. Beholde / the money which we founde in oure sackes mouthes / we brought agayne vnto the / out of the lande of Canaā: how then shulde we steale ⟨p. lxvi⟩out of my lordes house / ether syluer or golde? with whosoeuer of thy seruauntes it be founde let him dye / and let vs also be my lordes bondmen. And he sayde: Now therfore acordynge vnto youre woordes / he with whom it is found / shalbe my seruaunte: but ye / shalbe harmelesse.