"Nowthen, comeand let us killhim and throwhim into oneof the pits;and we will say,'A wildbeastdevouredhim.' Then let us seewhatwill becomeof his dreams!"
They saidto oneanother,"Herecomesthisdreamer!
Judahsaidto his brothers,"Whatprofitis it for us to killour brotherand coverup his blood?
and they sentthe varicoloredtunicand broughtit to their fatherand said,"We foundthis;pleaseexamine[it] to [see] whether it is your son'stunicornot."
Then he examinedit and said,"It is my son'stunic.A wildbeasthas devouredhim; Josephhas surelybeen tornto pieces!"
Then Josephsaidto his brothers,"I am Joseph!Is my fatherstillalive?"But his brotherscouldnot answerhim, for they were dismayedat his presence.
Now when he had gone,a lionmethim on the wayand killedhim, and his bodywas thrownon the road,with the donkeystandingbesideit; the lionalso was standingbesidethe body.
When he lookedbehindhim and sawthem, he cursedthem in the nameof the LORD.Then twofemale bearscameout of the woodsand toreup forty-twoladsof their number.
They holdfastto themselves an evilpurpose;They talkof layingsnaressecretly;They say,"Whocan seethem?"
My son,ifsinnersenticeyou, Do not consent.
For their feetrunto evilAnd they hastento shedblood.
He who concealshatred[has] lyinglips,And he who spreadsslanderis a fool.
Wrathis fierceand angeris a flood,But whocan standbeforejealousy?
He who concealshis transgressionswill not prosper,But he who confessesand forsakes[them] will findcompassion.
Haughtyeyes,a lyingtongue,And handsthat shedinnocentblood,
Becauseyou have said,"We have madea covenantwith death,And with Sheolwe have madea pact.The overwhelmingscourgewill not reachus whenit passesby, For we have madefalsehoodour refugeand we have concealedourselves with deception."
"IfI toldyou earthly thingsand you do not believe,howwill you believeifI tellyou heavenly things?
For we alsooncewere foolishourselves,disobedient,deceived,enslavedto variouslustsand pleasures,spending our lifein maliceand envy,hateful,hatingone another.
"Now,behold,I knowthat you will surelybe king,and that the kingdomof Israelwill be establishedin your hand.
So Saularoseand wentdownto the wildernessof Ziph,having with him threethousandchosenmenof Israel,to searchfor Davidin the wildernessof Ziph.
