1 AND now, my children, I command you: Fear the Lord your God with your whole heart, and walk in simplicity according to all His law. (T12) 2 And do ye also teach your children letters, that they may have understanding all their life, reading unceasingly the law of God. (T12) 3 For every one that knoweth the law of the Lord shall be honoured, and shall not be a stranger whithersoever he goeth. (T12)
Testament of Levi 4:1–3
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