The Book of the Secrets of Enoch 44
The Lord with his hands created man in the likeness of his own face and made him small and great.
1he Lord with his hands having created man, in the likeness of his own face, the Lord made him small and great.
2 Whoever reviles the ruler's face, and abhors the Lord's face, has despised the Lord's face, and he who vents anger on any man without injury, the Lord's great anger will cut him down, he who spits on the face of man reproachfully, will be cut down at the Lord's great judgment.
3 Blessed is the man who does not direct his heart with malice against any man, and helps the injured and condemned, and raises the broken down, and shall do charity to the needy, because on the day of the great judgment every weight, every measure and every makeweight (will be) as in the market, that is to say (they are) hung on scales and stand in the market, (and every one) shall learn his own measure, and according to his measure shall take his reward.
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The Lord with his hands created man in the likeness of his own face and made him small and great.
He who vents anger on any man without injury will be cut down by the Lord's great anger.
He who spits on the face of man reproachfully will be cut down at the Lord's great judgment.
Blessed is the man who helps the injured and condemned, raises the broken down, and shall do charity to the needy.
On the day of the great judgment every weight, measure and makeweight hangs on scales so each learns his own measure.
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Commentary
In brief
The chapter recounts that the Lord creates man small and great in the likeness of his own face, and that those who revile, anger, or spit on others face severe judgment, while the one without malice who helps the injured, raises the broken, and gives charity receives due reward when all deeds are weighed like market scales on the great judgment day.