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Twelve Patriarchs 12

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TESTAMENT OF BENJAMIN - Copy of the words of Benjamin, which he commanded to his sons.

2Benjamin, son of Jacob, born of Rachel, spoke to his sons.

3I was one hundred and twenty-five years old when I died, and I went to be with my fathers.

4You see, my sons, that I followed a copy of a good man, Joseph.

5Have you also a good mind, and you will have no wickedness.

6The good man has no dark eye, for he shows mercy to all, even if they are sinners.

7And even though some plot evil against him, by doing good he overcomes evil.

8For he is under the protection of the Most High.

9If anyone glorifies the envious or the slanderer, he is under the judgment of the Lord.

10He who has a pure mind in love does not look at a woman with desire.

11Thus keep the commandments of God, until the Lord reveals his salvation to all nations.

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About Twelve Patriarchs

The farewell speeches of the twelve sons of Jacob, each confessing his own sin and warning his descendants. Ancient Jewish ethics in the form of a testament.