16 And they grow by the fruits of the trees. And they have changed from darkness to light. (ODE) 17 Behold! all thy servants are fair, who do good works, and turn away from wickedness to the pleasantness that is thine: (ODE) 18 And they have turned back the bitterness of the trees from them, when they were planted in thy, land; (ODE)
Odes of Solomon 11:16–18
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