"Let Pharaohtakeactionto appointoverseersin chargeof the land,and let him exacta fifth[of the produce] of the landof Egyptin the sevenyearsof abundance.
"Nowlet Pharaohlookfor a mandiscerningand wise,and sethim overthe landof Egypt.
"Then let them gatherallthe foodof thesegoodyearsthat are coming,and storeup the grainfor foodin the citiesunderPharaoh'sauthority,and let them guard[it].
"At the harvestyou shall givea fifthto Pharaoh,and four-fifthsshall be your own for seedof the fieldand for your foodand for those of your householdsand as foodfor your littleones."
Josephmadeit a statuteconcerningthe landof Egypt[valid] to thisday,that Pharaohshould have the fifth;onlythe landof the priestsdid not becomePharaoh's.
The mendidthe workfaithfullywith foremenoverthem to supervise:Jahathand Obadiah,the Levitesof the sonsof Merari,Zechariahand Meshullamof the sonsof the Kohathites,and the Levites,allwho were skillfulwith musicalinstruments.
Joelthe sonof Zichriwas their overseer,and Judahthe sonof Hassenuahwas secondin commandof the city.
"In famineHe will redeemyou from death,And in warfrom the powerof the sword.
To delivertheir soulfrom deathAnd to keepthem alivein famine.
The prudentseesthe eviland hideshimself, But the naivegoon, and are punishedfor it.
A prudentmanseesevil[and] hideshimself, The naiveproceed[and] paythe penalty.
Moseswas angrywith the officersof the army,the captainsof thousandsand the captainsof hundreds,who had comefrom servicein the war.
"And he summonedeachoneof his master'sdebtors,and he [began] sayingto the first,'How muchdo you owemy master?'
