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be followed with good counsel. Therefore the
prudent man foresees the evil, that he may hide
himself. God has in his word told us of a day of
trial and exigence before us, when we shall
need all the grace we can get, and all little
enough, "Now, therefore, provide
accordingly." Note, further, Times of gathering
must be diligently improved, because there will
come a time of spending. Let us go to the ant,
and learn of her this wisdom, Pr 6:6-8.
2. Because that which is everybody's work
commonly proves nobody's work, he advises
Pharaoh to appoint officers who should make it
their business, and to select some one person to
preside in the affair, Ge 41:33. Probably, if
Joseph had not advised this, it would not have
been done; Pharaoh's counsellors could no
more improve the dream than his magicians
interpret it; therefore it is said of him (Ps
105:22) that he taught the senators wisdom.
Hence we may justly infer with Solomon (Ec
4:13), Better is a poor and a wise child than an
old and foolish king.
34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and
take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and
lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.