![Holy and Great Monday. The cursing of the fig tree. Patriarchate of Pec. 14th c.](http://www.pravoslavie.ru/sas/image/100566/56653.p.jpg)
Jacob lamented the loss of Joseph, but his noble son was seated on a chariot and honored as a king. For he was not enslaved to the pleasures of the Egyptian woman, but he was glorified by God, Who sees the hearts of men and bestows on them a crown incorruptible.