And, Come now, and let us cause him to die, and throw him into one of the pits. And let us say, An evil beast has eaten him. And let us see what will become of his dreams.
And they sent the tunic reaching to the soles of his feet, and they took it to their father, and said, We have found this. Now look, is it your son’s tunic?
And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. And if harm should happen to him in the way in which you go, you would bring down my gray hair in sorrow to the grave.
And we said to my lord, An aged father remains to us, and a boy of his old age; and his brother is dead; and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.
And he left, and a lion found him in the way and killed him; and his carcass was thrown down in the way, and the ass was standing near it, and the lion was standing near the carcass.
And he turned behind him and saw them, and put a curse on them in the name of Jehovah. And two bears came out of the forest and tore forty-two boys of them.