Manywill seekthe favorof a generousman,And everymanis a friendto him who gives gifts.
and you shall say,'Behold,your servantJacobalsois behindus.'" For he said,"I will appeasehim with the presentthat goesbeforeme. Then afterwardI will seehis face;perhapshe will acceptme."
Now Josephwas the ruleroverthe land;he was the one who soldto allthe peopleof the land.And Joseph'sbrotherscameand boweddownto him with [their] facesto the ground.
So the mentookthispresent,and they tookdouble[the] moneyin their hand,and Benjamin;then they aroseand wentdownto Egyptand stoodbeforeJoseph.
The daughterof Tyre[will come] with a gift;The richamong the peoplewill seekyour favor.
In the lightof a king'sfaceis life,And his favoris like a cloudwith the springrain.
A bribeis a charmin the sightof its owner;Whereverhe turns,he prospers.
A man'sgiftmakesroomfor him And bringshim beforegreatmen.
The king'swrathis like the roaringof a lion,But his favoris like dewon the grass.
A giftin secretsubduesanger,And a bribein the bosom,strongwrath.
Manyseekthe ruler'sfavor,But justicefor man[comes] from the LORD.
Aftercominginto the housethey sawthe Childwith MaryHis mother;and they fellto the ground and worshipedHim. Then,openingtheir treasures,they presentedto Him giftsof gold,frankincense,and myrrh.
For the wagesof sinis death,but the free giftof Godis eternallifein ChristJesusour Lord.
