15 Look upon all the works of the Most High like this, they come in pairs, one against another. (WEB)
Sirach 33:15
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Sirach 42:23–25
23 All these things live and remain forever in all manner of uses. They are all obedient. (WEB) 24 All things are in pairs, one opposite the other. He has made nothing imperfect. (WEB) 25 One thing establishes the good things of another. Who could ever see enough of his glory? (WEB)
Testament of Asher 1:3–5
3 Two ways hath God given to the sons of men, and two inclinations, and two kinds of action, and two modes of action, and two issues. (T12) 4 Therefore all things are by twos, one over against the other. (T12) 5 For there are two ways of good and evil, and with these are the two… (T12)
2 Esdras 7:49–51
49 He answered me, “Listen to me, and I will instruct you. I will admonish you yet again. (WEB) 50 For this reason, the Most High has not made one world, but two. (WEB) 51 For because you have said that the just are not many, but few, and the ungodly abound, hear the explanation. (WEB)
Testament of Asher 1:26–28
26 For such men are like to stags and to hinds, because in the manner of wild animals they seem to be unclean, but they are altogether clean; because they walk in zeal for the Lord and abstain from what God also hateth and forbiddeth by His commandments, warding… (T12)
Testament of Naphtali 1:14–16
14 For as the potter knoweth the vessel, how much it is to contain, and bringeth clay accordingly, so also doth the Lord make the body after the likeness of the spirit, and according to the capacity of the body doth He implant the spirit. (T12) 15 And the one does not fal… (T12)
Testament of Benjamin 1:39–41
39 And he cleanseth his mind that he may not be condemned by men as well as by God. (T12) 40 And in like manner the works of Beliar are twofold, and there is no singleness in them. (T12) 41 Therefore, my children, I tell you, flee the malice of Beliar; for he giveth a sword to them… (T12)
Ecclesiastes 7:13–15
13 Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent? 14 In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him. 15 In m…
2 Esdras 9:4–6
4 then will you understand that the Most High spoke of these things from the days that were of old, from the beginning. (WEB) 5 For just as with everything that is made in the world, the beginning is evident and the end manifest, (WEB) 6 so also are the times of the Most High: t… (WEB)
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