Genesis 40:23

New American Bible - revised edition

Yet the chief cupbearer did not think of Joseph; he forgot him.

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My relatives and companions neglect me, my guests have forgotten me.

To all my foes I am a thing of scorn, and especially to my neighbors a horror to my friends. When they see me in public, they quickly shy away.

Till his prediction came to pass, and the word of the Lord proved him true.

Who drink wine from bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils, but are not made ill by the collapse of Joseph;

After a lapse of two years, Pharaoh had a dream. He was standing by the Nile,

Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh: “Now I remember my negligence!

I am forgotten, out of mind like the dead; I am like a worn-out tool.