11 And Leah said to her: Jacob is mine, for I am the wife of his youth. (T12) 12 But Rachel said: Boast not, and vaunt not thyself; for he espoused me before thee, and for my sake he served our father fourteen years. (T12) 13 And had not craft increased on the earth and the wickedness of men prospered, thou wouldst not now see the face of Jacob. (T12)
Testament of Issachar 1:11–13
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