Animals torn by wild beasts I never brought to you; I always absorbed the loss myself.<n id="1" /> You always made me pay for every missing animal,<n id="2" /> whether it was taken by day or at night.

<t /><p class="bodytext">After these things happened, the cupbearer<n id="1" /> to the king of Egypt and the royal baker<n id="2" /> offended<n id="3" /> their master, the king of Egypt.

Reuben said to them, &#8220;Didn&#8217;t I say to you, &#8216;Don&#8217;t sin against the boy,&#8217; but you wouldn&#8217;t listen? So now we must pay for shedding his blood!&#8221;<n id="1" />

I myself pledge security<n id="1" /> for him; you may hold me liable. If I do not bring him back to you and place him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life.<n id="2" />

Indeed,<n id="1" /> your servant pledged security for the boy with my father, saying, &#8216;If I do not bring him back to you, then I will bear the blame before my father all my life.&#8217;p>

<p class="bodytext">Then in the dream God replied to him, &#8220;Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience.<n id="1" /> That is why I have kept you<n id="2" /> from sinning against me and why<n id="3" /> I did not allow you to touch her.

Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him, &#8220;What have you done to us? What sin did I commit against you that would cause you to bring such great guilt on me and my kingdom?<n id="1" /> You have done things to me that should not be done!&#8221;<n id="2" />

There is no one greater in this household than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. So how could I do<n id="1" /> such a great evil and sin against God?&#8221;