1 AND do ye, my children, flee evil-doing, envy, and hatred of , and cleave to goodness and love. (T12) 2 He that hath a pure mind in love, looketh not after a woman with a view to fornication; for he hath no defilement in his heart, because the Spirit of God resteth upon him. (T12) 3 For as the sun is not defiled by shining on dung and mire, but rather drieth up both and driveth away the evil smell; so also the pure mind, though encompassed by the defilements of earth, rather cleanseth them and is not itself defiled. (T12)
Testament of Benjamin 2:1–3
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