9. Neither is there any thing which is hot 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 I sin against my God?
10. With such words as these day by day, both the woman was importunate with the young man, and he refused the adultery.
11. Now it happened on it certain day, that Joseph went into the house, and was doing some business without any, man with him:
12. And she catching the skirt of his garment, said: Lie with me. But he leaving the garment in her hand, fled, and went out.
13. And when the woman saw the garment in her hands, and herself disregarded,
14. She 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,
15. And he heard my voice, he left the garment that I held, and got him out.
16. For a proof therefore of her fidelity, she kept the garment, and shewed it to her husband when he returned home:
17. And said: The Hebrew servant, whom thou best brought, came to me to abuse me.
18. And when he heard me cry, he left the garment which I held, and fled out.
19. His master hearing these things, and giving too much credit to his wife's words, was very angry.
20. And cast Joseph into the prison, where the king's prisoners were kept, and he was there shut up.
21. But the Lord was with Joseph and having mercy upon him gave him favour in the sight of the chief keeper of the prison: