6 The Lord will not judge a single soul of beast for man's sake, but adjudges the souls of men to their beasts in this world; for men have a special place. (2EN) 7 And as every soul of man is according to number, similarly beasts will not perish, nor all souls of beasts which the Lord created, till the great judgement, and they will accuse man, if he feed them ill. (2EN)
2 Enoch 58:6–7
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2 Enoch 59:1–2
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Proverbs 12:9–11
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Ecclesiastes 3:17–19
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2 Esdras 8:29–31
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