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'Thus, moreover, did Manasseh act impiously, and thought that in his time the Mighty One would not inquire into these things.

'And the bright tenth waters which you have seen: this is the purity of the generations of Josiah king of Judah, who was the only one at the time who submitted himself to the Mighty One with all his heart and with all his soul.

'And the bright tenth waters which you have seen: this is the purity of the generations of Josiah king of Judah, who was the only one at the time who submitted himself to the Mighty One with all his heart and with all his soul.

And he was zealous with zeal for the Mighty One with all his soul, and he alone was firm in the law at that time, so that he left none that was uncircumcised, or that wrought impiety in all the land, all the days of his life.

And he was zealous with zeal for the Mighty One with all his soul, and he alone was firm in the law at that time, so that he left none that was uncircumcised, or that wrought impiety in all the land, all the days of his life.

For on his account and on account of those who are like him were the honorable glories, of which you were told before, created and prepared. These arc the bright waters which you have seen.

Dost you think that in these things the Most High rejoices, Or that His name is glorified?

[But how will it serve towards His righteous judgment?]

But the king of Babylon will arise who has now destroyed Zion, And he will boast over the people, And he will speak great things in his heart in the presence of the Most High.

On his account there were not black waters with black, nor bright with bright; for it is the consummation.

'And it shall come to pass, when He has brought low everything that is in the world, And has sat down in peace for the age on the throne of His kingdom, That joy shall then be revealed, And rest shall appear.

And the whole people answered and said unto me: 'So far as we can recall the good things which the Mighty One has done unto us, we do recall them; and those things which we do not remember He in His mercy knows.

Solomon also, in the time of his kingdom, whithersoever he wished to send or seek for anything, commanded a bird (to go thither), and it obeyed him as he commanded it.

Wherefore I have been the more careful to leave you the words of this epistle before I die, that you may be comforted regarding the evils which have come upon you, and that you may be grieved also regarding the evil that has befallen your brethren; and again, also, that you may justify His judgment which

And the Mighty One did according to the multitude of His mercies, And the Most High according to the greatness of His compassion, And He revealed unto me the word, that I might receive consolation, And He showed me visions that I should not again endure anguish, And He made known to me the mystery of the times. And the advent of the hours he showed me.

And the Mighty One did according to the multitude of His mercies, And the Most High according to the greatness of His compassion, And He revealed unto me the word, that I might receive consolation, And He showed me visions that I should not again endure anguish, And He made known to me the mystery of the times. And the advent of the hours he showed me.

For know you that our Maker will assuredly avenge us on all our enemies, according to all that they have done to us, also that the consummation which the Most High will make is very nigh, and His mercy that is coming, and the consummation of His judgment, is by no means far off.

For know you that our Maker will assuredly avenge us on all our enemies, according to all that they have done to us, also that the consummation which the Most High will make is very nigh, and His mercy that is coming, and the consummation of His judgment, is by no means far off.

[For the Most High will assuredly hasten His times, And He will assuredly bring on His hours.

[For the Most High will assuredly hasten His times, And He will assuredly bring on His hours.

And He will assuredly judge those who are in His world, And will visit in truth all things by means of all their hidden works.

Behold! I have therefore made known unto you (these things) whilst I live: for I have said (it) that you should learn the things that are excellent; for the Mighty One hath commanded me to instruct you: and I will set before you some of the commandments of His judgment before I die.

And after his death you cast them away from you: on this account there came upon you what had been predicted.

For if He judge us not according to the multitude of His mercies, woe unto all us who are born.

He hath turned away His face from pitying them, Young and old and their children together;

His body, ( too,) borne hither and thither on the billows with much insolence, With none to bury (him), because He had rejected him with dishonour. He reflected not that he was man.

He said: I will be lord of land and sea; And he recognized not that it is God who is great, Mighty in His great strength.

For the Lord is good to them that call upon Him in patience, Doing according to His mercy to His pious ones, Establishing (them) at all times before Him in strength.

For the Lord is good to them that call upon Him in patience, Doing according to His mercy to His pious ones, Establishing (them) at all times before Him in strength.

Blessed be the Lord for ever before His servants.

Sing a new song, Unto God who is worthy to be praised. Sing and be wakeful against His awaking, For good is a psalm (sung) to God from a glad heart.

The righteous despiseth not the chastening of the Lord; His will is always before the Lord.

He seeketh out whence his deliverance will come.

The righteous continually searcheth his house, To remove utterly (all) iniquity (done) by him in error.

He maketh atonement for (sins of) ignorance by fasting and afflicting his soul,

And the Lord counteth guiltless every pious man and his house.

The sinner stumbleth and curseth his life, The day when he was begotten, and his mother's travail.

The sinner stumbleth and curseth his life, The day when he was begotten, and his mother's travail.

He falleth—verily grievous is his fall—and riseth no more. The destruction of the sinner is for ever,

And his hand is first upon him as (though he acted) in zeal, And (yet) he is himself guilty in respect of manifold sins and of wantonness.

His eyes are upon every woman without distinction; His tongue lieth when he maketh contract with an oath.

His eyes are upon every woman without distinction; His tongue lieth when he maketh contract with an oath.

By night and in secret he sinneth as though unseen, With his eyes he talketh to every woman of evil compacts.

Let God remove those that live in hypocrisy in the company of the pious, (Even) the life of such an one with corruption of his flesh and penury.

His words are deceitful that (he) may accomplish (his) wicked desire.

His words are deceitful that (he) may accomplish (his) wicked desire.

He never ceaseth from scattering (families) as though (they were) orphans, Yea, he layeth waste a house on account of (his) lawless desire.

He fills one (house) with lawlessness, And (then) his eyes (are fixed) upon the next house, To destroy it with words that give wing to (desire). (Yet) with all these his soul, like Sheol, is not sated.

He fills one (house) with lawlessness, And (then) his eyes (are fixed) upon the next house, To destroy it with words that give wing to (desire). (Yet) with all these his soul, like Sheol, is not sated.

Let his portion, O Lord, be dishonoured before thee; Let him go forth groaning and come home cursed.

Let his life be (spent) in anguish, and penury, and want, O Lord; Let his sleep be (beset) with pains and his awaking with perplexities.

Let his life be (spent) in anguish, and penury, and want, O Lord; Let his sleep be (beset) with pains and his awaking with perplexities.

Let his life be (spent) in anguish, and penury, and want, O Lord; Let his sleep be (beset) with pains and his awaking with perplexities.

Let sleep be withdrawn from his eyelids at night; Let him fail dishonorably in every work of his hands.

Let sleep be withdrawn from his eyelids at night; Let him fail dishonorably in every work of his hands.

Let him come home empty-handed to his house, And his house be void of everything wherewith he could sate his appetite.

Let him come home empty-handed to his house, And his house be void of everything wherewith he could sate his appetite.

Let him come home empty-handed to his house, And his house be void of everything wherewith he could sate his appetite.

(Let) his old age (be spent) in childless loneliness until his removal (by death).

(Let) his old age (be spent) in childless loneliness until his removal (by death).

For man and his portion (lie) before Thee in the balance; He cannot add to, so as to enlarge, what has been prescribed by Thee. O God,

His ways are made even by the Lord, And the works of his hands are preserved by the Lord his God.

His ways are made even by the Lord, And the works of his hands are preserved by the Lord his God.

His ways are made even by the Lord, And the works of his hands are preserved by the Lord his God.

At what he sees in his bad dreams, his soul shall not be troubled;

At what he sees in his bad dreams, his soul shall not be troubled;

He ariseth from his sleep, and blesseth the name of the Lord:

When his heart is at peace, he singeth to the name of his God, And he entreateth the Lord for all his house.

When his heart is at peace, he singeth to the name of his God, And he entreateth the Lord for all his house.

When his heart is at peace, he singeth to the name of his God, And he entreateth the Lord for all his house.

I said: They establish their ways in righteousness. I thought upon the judgments of God since the creation of heaven and earth; I held God righteous in His judgments which have been from of old.

They committed adultery, every man with his neighbor's wife. They concluded covenants with one another with an oath touching these things;

They made the rough ways even, before his entering in; They opened the gates to Jerusalem, they crowned its walls.

As a father (entereth) the house of his sons, (so) he entered (Jerusalem) in peace; He established his feet (there) in great safety.

As a father (entereth) the house of his sons, (so) he entered (Jerusalem) in peace; He established his feet (there) in great safety.

(But) God hath shown Himself righteous in His judgments upon the nations of the earth;

Worthy to be praised is the Lord that judgeth the whole earth in His righteousness.

The Lord is worthy to be praised for His judgments with the mouth of His pious ones; And blessed be Israel of the Lord for ever.

The Lord is worthy to be praised for His judgments with the mouth of His pious ones; And blessed be Israel of the Lord for ever.

He that doeth righteousness layeth up life for himself with the Lord; And he that doeth wrongly forfeits his life to destruction;

For the judgments of the Lord are (given) in righteousness to (every) man and (his) house. Unto whom art Thou good, O God, except to them that call upon the Lord

He that maketh ready his back for strokes shall be cleansed, For the Lord is good to them that endure chastening.

For He maketh straight the ways of the righteous, And doth not pervert (them) by His chastening.

And the mercy of the Lord (is) upon them that love Him in truth, And the Lord remembereth His servants in mercy.

For the testimony (is) in the law of the eternal covenant, The testimony of the Lord (is) on the ways of men in (His) visitation.

Just and kind is our Lord in His judgments for ever, And Israel shall praise the name of the Lord in gladness.

Let the Lord do what He hath spoken concerning Israel and Jerusalem; Let the Lord raise up Israel by His glorious name. The mercy of the Lord be upon Israel for ever and ever.

The salvation of the Lord be upon Israel His servant for ever; And let the sinners perish together at the presence of the Lord; But let the Lord's pious ones inherit the promises of the Lord.

The righteous was troubled on account of his errors, Lest he should be taken away along with the sinners;

For He correcteth the righteous as a beloved son, And his chastisement is as that of a firstborn.

For the Lord spareth His pious ones, And blotteth out their errors by His chastening. For the life of the righteous shall be for ever;

For the Lord spareth His pious ones, And blotteth out their errors by His chastening. For the life of the righteous shall be for ever;

But upon the pious is the mercy of the Lord, And upon them that fear Him His mercy.

Faithful is the Lord to them that love Him in truth, To them that endure His chastening, To them that walk in the righteousness of His commandments, In the law which He commanded us that we might live.

Faithful is the Lord to them that love Him in truth, To them that endure His chastening, To them that walk in the righteousness of His commandments, In the law which He commanded us that we might live.

The pious of the Lord shall live by it for ever; The Paradise of the Lord, the trees of life, are His pious ones.

When God visiteth the earth with His judgment.

when my soul departed from the Lord God of Israel— Had not the Lord helped me with His ever lasting mercy.

When a man is rebuked by means of his corruption, Thy testing (of him) is in his flesh and in the affliction of poverty.

When a man is rebuked by means of his corruption, Thy testing (of him) is in his flesh and in the affliction of poverty.