"Know, my children, that in the latter time your sons
will abandon the paths of probity, and will be ruled by greed.
They will forsake rectitude and practice craft, they will depart
from the commands of the Lord and follow after Beliar,
they will give up husbandry and pursue their evil plans,
they will be scattered among the heathen and serve their
enemies. Tell this unto your children, so that, if they sin,
they may repent speedily, and return to the Lord, for He is
merciful, and He will take them out to bring them back unto
their land.

"I am one hundred and twenty-two years old, and I can
discern no sin in myself. Save my wife, I have known no
woman. I was guilty of no unchastity through the lifting

 
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