² Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young woman, a virgin, be sought for our lord the king, and let her ^[a]stand before the king, and let her care for him; and let her lie in your bosom, that our lord the king may be warm.”

¹¹ My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has ^(A)chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him and burn incense.”

³ But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished; and it grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food and drank from his own cup and lay in his bosom; and it was like a daughter to him.