AELW 8:107
Luther on Genesis 47:3-4 Joseph and his brothers...
"Joseph manfully and prudently advises his brothers to remain in their calling and in the position in which they have been up to this time. They should not seek great honors in a foreign realm but should be content with their lot and condition. Nor should they imagine that because of the exalted honor in which they see their brother established they, too, must aspire to like rank and glory. And this is also foreign to our customs and examples. For you could see many from among the courtiers who, on being elevated to some position of rank, are immediately eager to elevate and enrich their relatives and friends."
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