Justas it is written,"JACOBI LOVED,BUT ESAUI HATED."
Now the LORDsawthat Leahwas unloved,and He openedher womb,but Rachelwas barren.
Then she conceivedagainand borea sonand said,"Becausethe LORDhas heardthat I am unloved,He has therefore givenme this[son] also."So she namedhim Simeon.
He who withholdshis rodhateshis son,But he who loveshim disciplineshim diligently.
"He who lovesfatherormothermorethanMe is not worthyof Me; and he who lovessonordaughtermore thanMe is not worthyof Me.
"Have you not evenreadthisScripture:THE STONEWHICHTHE BUILDERSREJECTED,THISBECAMETHE CHIEFCORNER[stone];
"Ifanyonecomesto Me, and does not hatehis own fatherand motherand wifeand childrenand brothersand sisters,yes,and evenhis ownlife,he cannotbe My disciple.
"He who loveshis lifelosesit, and he who hateshis lifein thisworldwill keepit to lifeeternal.
"Ifa manhastwowives,the onelovedand the otherunloved,and [both] the lovedand the unlovedhave bornehim sons,if the firstbornsonbelongs to the unloved,
