²⁰ And say, Moreover, your servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.

²⁷ And now this gift, which your handmaid has brought my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.

⁸ A bribe is like a bright, precious stone that dazzles the eyes and affects the mind of him who gives it; [as if by magic] he prospers, whichever way he turns.

¹⁴ A gift in secret pacifies and turns away anger, and a bribe in the lap, strong wrath.