Judah

^{Stands now Judah, and looks his brother in the eyes:
Not you, my lord, nor your pharaoh’s crown or chair
Can dare to ask my leave from here, nor can I bear
To stand and watch my brother tortured with your lies!
No, father’s soul is bound with his by deathless ties,
And I have set myself his guarantor: his share
Is mine to pay, mine to give guard, mine to take care;
O! how could I take sight of father’s tormented demise?}

^{Joseph — who now cannot contain his love and tears
Withheld for twenty-two long, bitter, lonely years
Estranged from his dear home, his dreams, his legacy —
In tears responds: your brother Joseph, I am he;
Long ago you sold me — but now, hold your fears
And tell me: does father live for my weary eyes to see?}