JUDAH WARNS AGAINST GREED AND UNCHASTITY

The last words addressed by Judah to his sons were the
following: "I was the fourth son begotten by my father,
and my mother called me Judah, saying, 'I thank the Lord
that He hath given me a fourth son.' I was zealous in my
youth and obedient to my father in all things. When I grew
up to manhood, he blessed me, saying, 'Thou wilt be king,
and wilt prosper in all thy ways.' The Lord granted me His
grace in whatever I undertook, in the field and in the house.
I could speed as swiftly as the hind, and overtake it, and
prepare a dish of it for my father. A deer I could catch on
the run, and all the animals of the valley. A wild mare I
could outstrip, hold it, and bridle it. A lion I slew, and
snatched a kid from its jaws. A bear I caught by the paw,