And the men of the place asked him of his wife. And he said, She is my sister. For he feared to say, My wife. Lest, 'said he', the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah. Because she was fair to look upon.
And whanne he was axid of men of þat place of his wijf, he answarde, Sche is my sistir; for he dredde to knowleche þat sche was felouschipid to hym in matrymonye, and gesside lest peraduenture þei wolden sle him for þe fairnesse of hir.