24 In those days they shall cry aloud, And call and pray that they may be saved from the hand of the sinners, the Gentiles; But none shall be saved. (JUB) 25 And the heads of the children shall be white with grey hair, And a child of three weeks shall appear old like a man of one hundred years, And their stature shall be destroyed by tribulation and oppression. (JUB) 26 And in those days the children shall begin to study the laws, And to seek the commandments, And to return to the path of righteousness. (JUB)
Book of Jubilees 23:24–26
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