Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.

And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company.

And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.

And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.