46 Know, therefore, my children, that two spirits wait upon man-the spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit. (T12) 47 And in the midst is the spirit of understanding of the mind, to which it belongeth to turn whithersoever it will. And the works of truth and the works of deceit are written upon the hearts of men, and each one of them the Lord knoweth. (T12)
Testament of Judah 3:46–47
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