Holy Scripture
Genesis 50:18
A church father on this verse
“See how great a thing virtue is, how powerful and invincible, and how profound the weakness of evil. I mean, look, the one who endured such suffering reigns as king whereas those who submitted their brother to such indignities beg to be slaves of the one given by them into servitude.”
Source: Septuagint
Original
18And they came to him and said, We, these persons, are thy servants.
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In context
16And they came to Joseph, and said, Thy father adjured us before his death, saying,
17Thus say ye to Joseph, Forgive them their injustice and their sin, forasmuch as they have done thee evil; and now pardon the injustice of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept while they spoke to him.
— Genesis 50:18 —
19And Joseph said to them, Fear not, for I am God’s.
20Ye took counsel against me for evil, but God took counsel for me for good, that the matter might be as it is today, and much people might be fed.