39 Bow down your back unto husbandry, and toil in labours in all manner of husbandry, offering gifts to the Lord with thanksgiving. (T12) 40 For with the first-fruits of the earth will the Lord bless you, even as He blessed all the saints from Abel even until now. (T12) 41 For no other portion is given to you than of the fatness of the earth, whose fruits are raised by toil. (T12)
Testament of Issachar 1:39–41
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