¹⁷ So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses,^(A) their sheep and goats, their cattle and donkeys.^(B) And he brought them through that year with food in exchange for all their livestock.

²⁴ “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.^(A)

Woe to Those Who Rely on Egypt

⁴ “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has^(A) for his own life.

²⁸ Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue^[a]—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price.

³ the hand^(A) of the Lord will bring a terrible plague^(B) on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys and camels and on your cattle, sheep and goats.