9 And he instructed mankind in writing with ink and paper, and thereby many sinned from eternity to eternity and until this day. (ENO) 10 For men were not created for such a purpose, to give confirmation to their good faith with pen and ink. (ENO) 11 For men were created exactly like the angels, to the intent that they should continue pure and righteous, and death, which destroys everything, could not have taken hold of them, but through this their knowledge they are perishing, and through this power †it is consuming me†. (ENO)
Book of Enoch 69:9–11
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