19 The sixth is the sense of taste, with which cometh the eating of meats and drinks; and by it strength is produced, for in food is the foundation. of strength. (T12) 20 The seventh is the power of procreation and sexual intercourse, with which through love of pleasure sins enter in. (T12) 21 Wherefore it is the last in order of creation, and the first in that of youth, because it is filled with ignorance, and leadeth the youth as a blind man to a pit, and as a beast to a precipice. (T12)
Testament of Reuben 1:19–21
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