⁸But he in no wise consenting to that wicked act said to her: Behold, my master hath delivered all things to me, and knoweth not what he hath in his own house:

⁹Neither is there any thing which is not in my power, or that he hath not delivered to me, but thee, who art his wife; how then can I do this wicked thing, and sin against my God?

¹⁰With such words as these day by day, both the woman was importunate with the young man, and he refused the adultery.

¹¹Now it happened on a certain day, that Joseph went into the house, and was doing some business, without any man with him:

¹²And she catching the skirt of his garment, said: Lie with me. But he leaving the garment in her hand, fled, and went out.

¹³And when the woman saw the garment in her hands, and herself disregarded,

¹⁴She called to her the men of her house, and said to them: See, he hath brought in a Hebrew, to abuse us: he came in to me, to lie with me; and when I cried out,

¹⁵And he heard my voice, he left the garment that I held, and got him out.

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