4 Woe unto you, ye sinners, for your riches make you appear like the righteous, But your hearts convict you of being sinners, And this fact shall be a testimony against you for a memorial of (your) evil deeds. (ENO)
Book of Enoch 96:4
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Book of Enoch 94:7–9
7 Woe to those who build their houses with sin; For from all their foundations shall they be overthrown, And by the sword shall they fall. [And those who acquire gold and silver in judgement suddenly shall perish.] (ENO) 8 Woe to you, ye rich, for ye have trusted in you… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 103:4–6
4 And the spirits of you who have died in righteousness shall live and rejoice, And their spirits shall not perish, nor their memorial from before the face of the Great One Unto all the generations of the world: wherefore no longer fear their contumely. (ENO) 5 Woe to y… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 97:9–10
9 And now let us do what we purposed: For we have gathered silver, 9c. And many are the husbandmen in our houses.’ 9d. And our granaries are (brim) full as with water, (ENO) 10 Yea and like water your lies shall flow away; For your riches shall not abide But speedily asc… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 102:8–10
8 And what will they receive and what will they see for ever? Behold, they too have died, And henceforth for ever shall they see no light.’ (ENO) 9 I tell you, ye sinners, ye are content to eat and drink, and rob and sin, and strip men naked, and acquire wealth and see… (ENO) 10 … (ENO)
Book of Enoch 95:6–7
6 Woe to you, lying witnesses, And to those who weigh out injustice, For suddenly shall ye perish. (ENO) 7 Woe to you, sinners, for ye persecute the righteous; For ye shall be delivered up and persecuted because of injustice, And heavy shall its yoke be upon you. (ENO)
Matthew 23:27–29
27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside, but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but o…
Book of Enoch 100:6–8
6 And (then) the children of the earth shall see the wise in security, And shall understand all the words of this book, And recognize that their riches shall not be able to save them In the overthrow of their sins. (ENO) 7 Woe to you, Sinners, on the day of strong angui… (ENO)
Visions 17:5–7
5 Look ye to the judgment that cometh. Ye then that have more than enough, seek out them that are hungry, while the tower is still unfinished; for after the tower is finished, ye will desire to do good, and will find no place for it. (HER) 6 Look ye therefore, ye that e… (HER)
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