Apocrypha · Chapter 42 of 68
Slavonic
I saw the keepers of the keys and the guardians of the gates of hell standing, like great serpents, and their faces like extinguished lamps, and their eyes of fire, their teeth sharp.
2And I saw all the works of the Lord, how righteous they are, while the works of man are some good and others evil, and in their works are known those who lie wickedly.
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About 2 Enoch (Secrets of Enoch)
Known as Slavonic Enoch: the ascent through the seven heavens, what Enoch sees in each one and the account of creation he brings back to his sons.