following him, burnt incense upon his path, and cassia, and all
manner of sweet spices, and strewed myrrh and aloes wherever
he went. Twenty heralds walked before him, and they
proclaimed: "This is the man whom the king bath chosen
to be the second after him. All the affairs of state will be
administered by him, and whoever resisteth his commands,
or refuseth to bow down to the ground before him, he will
die the death of the rebel against the king and the king's
deputy."

Without delay the people prostrated themselves, and they
cried, "Long live the king, and long live the deputy of the
king!" And Joseph, looking down from his horse upon
the people and their exultation, exclaimed, his eyes directed
heavenward: "The Lord raiseth up the poor out of the
dust, and lifteth up the needy from the dunghill. O Lord
of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in Thee."

After Joseph, accompanied by Pharaoh's officers and
princes, had journeyed through the whole city of Egypt,
and viewed all there was therein, he returned to the king on
the selfsame day, and the king gave him fields and vineyards
as a present, and also three thousand talents of silver, and
a thousand talents of gold, and onyx stones and bdellium,
and many other costly things. The king commanded, moreover,
that every Egyptian give Joseph a gift, else he would
be put to death. A platform was erected in the open street,
and there all deposited their presents, and among the things
were many of gold and silver, as well as precious stones,
carried thither by the people and also the grandees, for they