# The Two Ways

Source: https://enocharchive.com/symbols/two-ways-of-asher (Enoch Archive).

Asher opens his testament by saying that God has given the sons of men two ways, two minds, two doings, two places and two ends. The two ways are good and evil, and the two minds within a person tell them apart. A soul that delights in good acts rightly and repents quickly when it sins. A mind that turns to evil is ruled by Beliar and spoils even the good it does.

Asher then describes people with two faces, such as the thief who pities the poor or the adulterer who fasts. He calls their deeds evil as a whole and compares them to swine and hares, which are half clean. Others seem harsh yet are wholly good, like stags and hinds. He urges his children to be single of face and to cleave to goodness only.

**category:** Moral

**symbol:** The choice between good and evil