The Book of the Secrets of Enoch 63
A man who clothes the naked and fills the hungry will find reward from God.
1hen man clothes the naked and fills the hungry, he will find reward from God.
2 But if his heart murmur, he commits a double evil; ruin of himself and of that which he gives; and for him there will be no finding of reward on account of that.
3 And if his own heart is filled with his food and his own flesh, clothed with his own clothing, he commits contempt, and will forfeit all his endurance of poverty, and will not find reward of his good deeds.
4 Every proud and magniloquent man is hateful to the Lord, and every false speech, clothed in untruth; it will be cut with the blade of the sword of death, and thrown into the fire, and shall burn for all time.
Did You Know?
A man who clothes the naked and fills the hungry will find reward from God.
If his heart murmurs he commits a double evil ruining himself and that which he gives.
A murmuring giver finds no reward because the evil destroys both himself and his gift.
One whose heart is filled with his food and flesh clothed commits contempt and forfeits endurance of poverty.
False speech clothed in untruth is cut with the blade of the sword of death and burns for all time.
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In brief
The chapter recounts that when a man clothes the naked and fills the hungry he finds reward from God, but a murmuring heart brings double evil with no reward. Self-satisfaction forfeits endurance and good deeds, while every proud man and false speech is cut by the sword of death and burns forever in fire.