15 Woe to you who write down lying and godless words; for they write down their lies that men may hear them and act godlessly towards (their) neighbour. (ENO) 16 Therefore they shall have no peace but die a sudden death. (ENO)
Book of Enoch 98:15–16
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Book of Enoch 99:1–2
1 Woe to you who work godlessness, And glory in lying and extol them: Ye shall perish, and no happy life shall be yours. (ENO) 2 Woe to them who pervert the words of uprightness, And transgress the eternal law, And transform themselves into what they were not [into sinn… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 96:6–8
6 Woe to you who drink water from every fountain, For suddenly shall ye be consumed and wither away, Because ye have forsaken the fountain of life. (ENO) 7 Woe to you who work unrighteousness And deceit and blasphemy: It shall be a memorial against you for evil. (ENO) 8 Woe to y… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 99:14–16
14 Woe to them who reject the measure and eternal heritage of their fathers And whose souls follow after idols; For they shall have no rest. (ENO) 15 Woe to them who work unrighteousness and help oppression, And slay their neighbours until the day of the great judgement. (ENO) 16 F… (ENO)
Isaiah 3:10–12
10 Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor. 11 Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done. 12 Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your…
Book of Enoch 95:5–7
5 Woe to you who requite your neighbour with evil; For ye shall be requited according to your works. (ENO) 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… (ENO)
Book of Enoch 99:8–10
8 And they shall become godless by reason of the folly of their hearts, And their eyes shall be blinded through the fear of their hearts And through visions in their dreams. (ENO) 9 Through these they shall become godless and fearful; For they shall have wrought all the… (ENO)
Proverbs 24:21–23
21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious. 22 For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring? 23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
Book of Enoch 80:7–8
7 And the whole order of the stars shall be concealed from the sinners, And the thoughts of those on the earth shall err concerning them, [And they shall be altered from all their ways], Yea, they shall err and take them to be gods. (ENO) 8 And evil shall be multiplied… (ENO)
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