You know well that with all my strength I served your father;
Give me my wives and my children for whom I served you and let me go, for you know the service that I rendered you.”
Jacob replied: “You know what work I did for you and how well your livestock fared under my care;
yet your father cheated me and changed my wages ten times. God, however, did not let him do me any harm.
Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and equitable but also to those who are perverse.