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7 Tempted by Potiphar's Wife.

When Joseph to the land of Egypt came,

One Potiphar a man of noted fame,

Bought him with silver and preferred him straight

Making him steward of his whole estate.

On whom his mistress cast her wanton eyes,

And he reproved her, and said, be wise,

And cast, henceforth, these idle thoughts away -

How can I do that wicked thing, I pray ?

Now finding her entreaties would not do,

She went to seize him, but away he flew,

Leaving his garment in her band also :

Now from that time she proved his mortal foe :

She said, my lord, (when he returned at night),

Thy Hebrew servant strove with all his might,

To mock thy lady, but was ne'er the near,

I cried, he fled, and left his garment here.