he desired to
take much corn; he loaded it with wheat and barley; and he went out
carrying it. She said to him, "How much of the corn that is wanted, is
that which is on thy shoulder?" He said to her: "Three bushels of barley,
and two of wheat, in all five; these are what are upon my shoulder." Thus
said he to her. And she conversed with him, saying, "There is great
strength in thee, for I see thy might every day." And her heart knew him
with the knowledge of youth. And she arose and came to him, and conversed
with him, saying, "Come, stay with me, and it shall be well for thee, and
I will make for thee beautiful garments." Then the youth became like a
panther of the south with fury at the evil speech which she had made to
him; and she feared greatly. And he spake unto her, saying: "Behold thou
art to me as a mother, thy husband is to me as a father, for he who is
elder than I has brought me up. What is this wickedness that thou hast
said to me? Say it not to me again. For I will not tell it to any man, for
I will not let it be uttered by the mouth of any man." He lifted up his
burden, and he went to the field and came to his elder brother; and they
took up their work, to labor at their task.

Now afterward, at eventime, his elder brother was returning to his house;
and the younger brother was following after his oxen, and he loaded
himself with all the things of the field; and he brought his oxen before
him, to make them lie down in their stable which was in the farm. And
behold the wife of the elder brother was afraid for the words which she
had said. She took a parcel of fat, she became like one who is evilly
beaten, desiring to say to her husband, "It is thy younger brother who has
done this wrong." Her husband returned in the even, as was his wont of
every day; he came unto his house; he found his wife ill of violence; she
did not give him water upon his hands as he used to have, she did not make
a light before him, his house was in darkness, and she was lying very
sick. Her husband said to her, "Who has spoken, with thee?" Behold she
said: "No one has spoken with me except thy younger brother. When he came
to take for thee corn he found me sitting alone; he said to me, 'Come, let
us stay together, tie up thy hair.' Thus spake he to me. I did not listen
to him, but thus spake I to him: 'Behold, am I not thy mother, is not thy
elder brother to thee as a father?' And he feared, and he beat me to stop
me from making re