3 Hearken, my children, to Simeon your father and I will declare unto you what things I have in my heart. (T12) 4 I was born of Jacob as my father's second son; and my mother Leah called me Simeon, because the Lord had heard her prayer. (T12) 5 Moreover, I became strong exceedingly; I shrank from no achievement nor was I afraid of ought. For my heart was hard, and my liver was immovable, and my bowels without compassion. (T12)
Testament of Simeon 1:3–5
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