The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 97
Gad 3
Hatred is evil in all the doings of men and blinds the soul of whoever harbors the spirit of it. Themes: Virtue, Vice and the Two Spirits
1nd now, my children, hearken to the words of truth to work righteousness, and all the law of the Most High, and not go astray through the spirit of hatred, for it is evil in all the doings of men.
2 Whatsoever a man doeth, that doth the hater abhor: though he worketh the law of the Lord, he praiseth him not; though he feareth the Lord, and taketh pleasure in that which is righteous, he loveth him not: he dispraiseth the truth, he envieth him that ordereth his way aright, he delighteth in evil-speaking, he loveth arrogance, for hatred hath blinded his soul; even as I also looked on Joseph.
Did You Know?
Hatred is evil in all the doings of men and blinds the soul of whoever harbors the spirit of it.
A hater abhors whatever another man does, refusing even to praise one who works the law of the Lord.
Though a man fears the Lord and takes pleasure in what is righteous, the hater still loves him not.
Hatred drives a person to dispraise the truth, envy the upright, delight in evil-speaking, and love arrogance.
The speaker recalls that he himself looked on Joseph while hatred had blinded his own soul.
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