28 And not knowing what I had done, I wished to slay her; but she privily sent my pledges, and put me to shame. (T12) 29 And when I called her, I heard also the secret words which I spoke when lying with her in my drunkenness; and I could not slay her, because it was from the Lord. (T12) 30 For I said, Lest haply she did it in subtlety, having received the pledge from another woman. (T12)
Testament of Judah 2:28–30
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