33And now let Pharaoh make search for a man of wisdom and good sense, and put him in authority over the land of Egypt.
34Let Pharaoh do this, and let him put overseers over the land of Egypt to put in store a fifth part of the produce of the land in the good years.
35And let them get together all the food in those good years and make a store of grain under Pharaoh's control for the use of the towns, and let them keep it.
36And let that food be kept in store for the land till the seven bad years which are to come in Egypt; so that the land may not come to destruction through need of food.
37And this seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his servants.
38Then Pharaoh said to his servants, Where may we get such a man as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?
39And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Seeing that God has made all this clear to you, there is no other man of such wisdom and good sense as you:
