¹⁶ These he gave to his servants, every herd by itself, and he said to his servants, Go on before me, and let there be a space between one herd and another.

²⁰ And you are to say further, Jacob, your servant, is coming after us. For he said to himself, I will take away his wrath by the offering which I have sent on, and then I will come before him: it may be that I will have grace in his eyes.

⁸ And he said, What were all those herds which I saw on the way? And Jacob said, They were an offering so that I might have grace in my lord's eyes.

⁹ But Esau said, I have enough; keep what is yours, my brother, for yourself.

⁵ All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

¹¹ Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

²⁶ For his God is his teacher, giving him the knowledge of these things.

¹⁶ See, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Be then as wise as snakes, and as gentle as doves.