Now Joseph was governor over the land; he it was who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came, and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.
Proverbs 11:26 - Revised Standard Version The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The people curse him who holds back grain [when the public needs it], but a blessing [from God and man] is upon the head of him who sells it. American Standard Version (1901) He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. Common English Bible People curse those who hoard grain, but they bless those who sell it. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever hides away grain shall be cursed among the people. But a blessing is upon the head of those who sell it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell. |
Now Joseph was governor over the land; he it was who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came, and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.
And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought; and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.
The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
He who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations;
He who gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.