The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 106
Asher 4
Good men single of face remain just before God even when double-faced critics think they err.
1or good men, even they that are single of face, though they be thought by them that are double-faced to err, are just before God.
2 For many in killing the wicked do two works, an evil by a good; but the whole is good, because he hath uprooted and destroyed that which is evil.
3 One man hateth him that showeth mercy, and doeth wrong to the adulterer and the thief: this, too, is double-faced, but the whole work is good, because he followeth the Lord’s example, in that he receiveth not that which seemeth good with that which is really bad.
4 Another desireth not to see good days with them that riot, lest he defile his mouth and pollute his soul: this, too, is double-faced, but the whole is good, for such men are like to stags and to hinds, because in a wild condition they seem to be unclean, but they are altogether clean; because they walk in a zeal for God, and abstain from what God also hateth and forbiddeth by His commandments, and they ward off the evil from the good.
Did You Know?
Good men single of face remain just before God even when double-faced critics think they err.
Many killing the wicked do two works, an evil by a good, yet the whole is good by uprooting evil.
Hating him that showeth mercy while wronging adulterer and thief is double-faced, but the whole work is good.
One follows the Lord’s example by receiving not that which seemeth good with that which is really bad.
Men avoiding rioters lest they defile mouth and soul are like stags and hinds seeming unclean yet altogether clean.
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