Noah and the first vineyard

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20 Now Noah, the farmer, was the first to plant a vineyard. 21 When he drank the wine he became drunk, and lay uncovered in his tent. 22 Then Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers about it. 23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and went backward to cover the nakedness of their father, their faces being turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness. 24 When Noah awoke from his wine and learned what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said,

Cursed be Canaan;

may he be a slave of slaves to his brothers.

26 Also he said:

Blessed of the Lord be Shem;

and let Canaan be a slave to him.

27 God enlarge Japheth

and let him live in the tents of Shem.

Let Canaan be a slave to him as well.