Josephprovidedhis fatherand his brothersand allhis father'shouseholdwith food,accordingto their littleones.
"You shall livein the landof Goshen,and you shall be nearme, you and your childrenand your children'schildrenand your flocksand your herdsand allthat you have.
"ThereI will also providefor you, for there are stillfiveyearsof famine[to come], and you and your householdand allthat you have would be impoverished."'
"Godsentme beforeyou to preservefor you a remnantin the earth,and to keepyou aliveby a greatdeliverance.
Then Josephwentin and toldPharaoh,and said,"My fatherand my brothersand their flocksand their herdsand allthat they have, have comeout of the landof Canaan;and behold,they are in the landof Goshen."
As for the people,he removedthem to the citiesfrom one endof Egypt'sborderto the other.
"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."
"Sotherefore, do not be afraid;I will providefor you and your littleones."So he comfortedthem and spokekindlyto them.
"Honoryour fatherand your mother,that your daysmay be prolongedin the landwhichthe LORDyour Godgivesyou.
"So they will hangon him allthe gloryof his father'shouse,offspringand issue,allthe leastof vessels,from bowlsto allthe jars.
But we provedto be gentleamongyou, as a nursing[mother] tenderly caresfor her ownchildren.
for bodilydisciplineis only of littleprofit,but godlinessis profitablefor all things,since it holdspromisefor the presentlifeand [also] for the [life] to come.
but ifanywidowhaschildrenorgrandchildren,they must firstlearnto practice pietyin regard to their ownfamilyand to make some returnto their parents;for thisis acceptablein the sightof God.
But ifanyonedoes not providefor his own,and especiallyfor those of his household,he has deniedthe faithand is worsethan an unbeliever.
"May he also be to you a restorerof lifeand a sustainerof your oldage;for your daughter-in-law,wholovesyou and is betterto you thansevensons,has givenbirthto him."