The Book of the Secrets of Enoch 42
Key-holders and guards at the gates of hell stood like great serpents with faces like extinguishing lamps.
1 saw the key-holders and guards of the gates of hell standing, like great serpents, and their faces like extinguishing lamps, and their eyes of fire, their sharp teeth, and I saw all the Lord's works, how they are right, while the works of man are some (good), and others bad, and in their works are known those who lie evilly.
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Key-holders and guards at the gates of hell stood like great serpents with faces like extinguishing lamps.
The hellish guards had eyes of fire and sharp teeth as they stood watch over the gates.
All the Lord works are right while the works of man are some good and others bad.
Those who lie evilly are known in their works among the mixed deeds of humanity.
Guards resembling great serpents with fiery eyes and sharp teeth served as key-holders of hell.
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Enoch sees the key-holders and guards of hell's gates standing like great serpents with faces like extinguishing lamps, fiery eyes and sharp teeth, and observes that the Lord's works are right while man's works are mixed good and bad, revealing those who lie evilly.