The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 134
Benjamin 4
The good man hath not a dark eye, showing mercy to all men even when sinners devise evil concerning him.
1now ye, my children, the end of the good man?
2 Be followers of his compassion in a good mind, that ye also may wear crowns of glory.
3 The good man hath not a dark eye; for he showeth mercy to all men, even though they be sinners, even though they devise evil concerning him.
4 So he that doeth good overcometh the evil, being shielded by Him that is good; and he loveth the righteous as his own soul.
5 If any one is glorified, he envieth him not; if any one is enriched, he is not jealous; if any one is valiant, he praiseth him; he trusteth and laudeth him that is sober-minded; he showeth mercy to the poor; he is kindly disposed toward the weak; he singeth the praises of God; as for him who hath the fear of God, he protecteth him as with a shield; him that loveth God he aideth; him that rejecteth the Most High he admonisheth and turneth back; and him that hath the grace of a good spirit, he loveth even as his own soul.
Did You Know?
The good man hath not a dark eye, showing mercy to all men even when sinners devise evil concerning him.
Followers of the good man's compassion in a good mind may also wear crowns of glory.
He that doeth good overcometh the evil, being shielded by Him that is good, and loveth the righteous as his own soul.
If any one is glorified he envieth him not, if enriched he is not jealous, and if valiant he praiseth him.
He protecteth him that feareth God as with a shield and loveth him of good spirit even as his own soul.
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