Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are.
Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty.
Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.”
Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.’
Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt during the seven plentiful years.