15 For the poor man, if free from envy he pleaseth the Lord in all things, is blessed beyond all men, because he hath not the travail of vain men. (T12)
Testament of Gad 2:15
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Testament of Issachar 1:35–37
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Testament of Gad 2:8–10
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