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The Testament of Gad Concerning Hatred

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Section 6

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6. And now, my children, love ye each

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one

his

brother

,

and

put

away

hatred

from

your

hearts

,

loving

one

another

in

deed

,

and

in

word

,

and

in

thought

of

the

soul

.

For

in

the

presence

of

our

father

I

spake

peaceably

with

Joseph

;

and

when

I

had

gone

out

,

the

spirit

of

hatred

darkened

my

mind

,

and

moved

my

soul

to

slay

him

.

Love

ye

therefore

one

another

from

your

hearts

;

and

if

a

man

sin

against

thee

,

tell

him

of

it

gently

,

and

drive

out

the

poison

of

hatred

,

and

foster

not

guile

in

thy

soul

.

And

if

he

confess

and

repent

,

forgive

him

;

and

if

he

deny

it

,

strive

not

with

him

,

lest

he

swear

,

and

thou

sin

doubly

.

Let

not

a

stranger

hear

your

secrets

amid

your

striving

,

lest

he

hate

and

become

thy

enemy

,

and

work

great

sin

against

thee

;

for

ofttimes

he

will

talk

guilefully

with

thee

,

or

evilly

overreach

thee

,

taking

his

poison

from

himself

.

Therefore

,

if

he

deny

it

,

and

is

convicted

and

put

to

shame

,

and

is

silenced

,

do

not

tempt

him

on

.

For

he

who

denieth

repenteth

,

so

that

he

no

more

doeth

wrong

against

thee

;

yea

also

,

he

will

honour

thee

,

and

fear

thee

,

and

be

at

peace

with

thee

.

But

if

he

be

shameless

,

and

abideth

in

his

wrongdoing

,

even

then

forgive

him

from

the

heart

,

and

give

the

vengeance

to

God

.

Notes

6
The Ox. ms. omits from here to the last clause of c. 7.
7
For δολωφωνῆσαι , the reading of the Cam. ms. here, Grabe conjectured δολοφονήσει. Probably δολοφωνήσει is to be preferred.