You know how hard I have worked for your father,
Let me take my wives and children, for I have earned them by serving you, and let me be on my way. You certainly know how hard I have worked for you.”
Jacob replied, “You know how hard I’ve worked for you, and how your flocks and herds have grown under my care.
but he has cheated me, changing my wages ten times. But God has not allowed him to do me any harm.
You who are slaves must submit to your masters with all respect. Do what they tell you—not only if they are kind and reasonable, but even if they are cruel.
