⁴ When the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph addressed the household of Pharaoh, “If now I have found favor with you, please speak to Pharaoh as follows:

² he went up to the entrance of the king’s gate, for no one might enter the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

³ He said, “My lord, if I find favor with you, do not pass by your servant.