24 For this breaketh unity and divideth all kindred, and troubleth the soul, and weareth away the countenance. (T12) 25 Observe, therefore, the waters, and know when they flow together, they sweep along stones, trees, earth, and other things. (T12) 26 But if they are divided into many streams, the earth swalloweth them up, and they vanish away. (T12)
Testament of Zebulun 2:24–26
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