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The Testament of Dan Concerning Anger and Lying

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Section 4

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4. Understand ye therefore the might of wrath,

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that

it

is

vain

.

For

it

first

of

all

stingeth

him

in

word

:

then

by

deeds

it

strengtheneth

him

who

is

angry

,

and

with

bitter

punishments

disturbeth

his

mind

,

and

so

stirreth

up

with

great

wrath

his

soul

.

Therefore

,

when

any

one

speaketh

against

you

,

be

not

ye

moved

unto

anger

.

And

if

any

man

praiseth

you

as

good

,

be

not

lifted

up

nor

elated

,

either

to

the

feeling

or

showing

of

pleasure

.

For

first

it

pleaseth

the

hearing

,

and

so

stirreth

up

the

understanding

to

understand

the

grounds

for

anger

;

and

then

,

being

wrathful

,

he

thinketh

that

he

is

justly

angry

.

If

ye

fall

into

any

loss

or

ruin

,

my

children

,

be

not

troubled

;

for

this

very

spirit

maketh

men

desire

that

which

hath

perished

,

in

order

that

they

may

be

inflamed

by

the

desire

.

If

ye

suffer

loss

willingly

,

be

not

vexed

,

for

from

vexation

he

raiseth

up

wrath

with

lying

.

And

wrath

with

lying

is

a

twofold

mischief

;

and

they

speak

one

with

another

that

they

may

disturb

the

mind

;

and

when

the

soul

is

continually

disturbed

,

the

Lord

departeth

from

it

,

and

Beliar

ruleth

over

it

.

Notes

2
The reading of the Ox. ms., μῂ κινεῖσθε is to be taken.
3
Cam. ms. εις εἰδέαν; Ox. ms. εἰς ἀηδίαν.
4
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