28 If therefore, ye also have a good mind, then will both wicked men be at peace with you, and the profligate will reverence you and turn unto good; and the covetous will not only cease from their inordinate desire, but even give the objects of their covetousness to them that are afflicted. (T12) 29 If ye do well, even the unclean spirits will flee from you; and the beasts will dread you. (T12) 30 For where there is reverence for good works and light in the mind, even darkness fleeth away from him. (T12)
Testament of Benjamin 1:28–30
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