As the mistress persisted in her love for Joseph, so his
master, her husband, could not separate himself from his
favorite slave. Though a prisoner, Joseph continued to
minister to the needs of Potiphar, and he received permission
from the keeper of the prison to spend some of his time
in his master's house.[141] In many other ways the jailer showed
himself kindly disposed toward Joseph. Seeing the youth's
zeal and conscientiousness in executing the tasks laid upon
him, and under the spell of his enchanting beauty, he made
prison life as easy as possible for his charge. He even
ordered better dishes for him than the common prison fare,
and he found it superfluous caution to keep watch over
Joseph, for he could see no wrong in him, and he observed
that God was with him, in good days and in bad.