62 Then, accordingly seizing an opportunity, she rushed unto me while her husband was yet without, and said unto me: I will hang myself, or cast myself over a cliff, if thou wilt not lie with me. (T12) 63 And when I saw the spirit of Beliar was troubling her, I prayed unto the Lord, and said unto her: (T12) 64 Why, wretched woman, art thou troubled and disturbed, blinded through sins? (T12)
Testament of Joseph 1:62–64
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