25 And the heads of the children shall be white with grey hair, And a child of three weeks shall appear old like a man of one hundred years, And their stature shall be destroyed by tribulation and oppression. (JUB) 26 And in those days the children shall begin to study the laws, And to seek the commandments, And to return to the path of righteousness. (JUB) 27 And the days shall begin to grow many and increase amongst those children of men Till their days draw nigh to one thousand years. And to a greater number of years than (before) was the number of the days. (JUB)
Book of Jubilees 23:25–27
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