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 that obey him. (T12) 42 And the sword is the mother of seven evils. First the mind conceiveth through Beliar, and first there is bloodshed; secondly ruin; thirdly, tribulation; fourthly, exile; fifthly, dearth; sixthly, panic; seventhly, destruction. (T12)
Testament of Benjamin 1:40–42
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