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[This translation omits this verse.]

"Behold, I am sending you forth like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps when they see him they will respect [him].'

And it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, Abraham, Abraham; and he said, Behold! I am here.

And it came to pass after Isaac was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau, his older son, and said to him, My son; and he said, Behold, I [am here].

And he brought [them] to his father, and said, Father; and he said, Behold I [am here]; who are you, son?

And the Lord called, Samuel, Samuel; and he said, Behold, [here] [am] I.

And the Lord called again, Samuel, Samuel; and he went to Eli the second time, and said, Behold [here] [am] I, for you called me. And he said, I did not call you; return, go to sleep.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

"that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth."