27 Righteousness casteth out hatred, humility destroyeth envy. (T12) 28 For he that is just and humble is ashamed to do what is unjust, being reproved not of another, but of his own heart, because the Lord looketh on his inclination. (T12)
Testament of Gad 1:27–28
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