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The Testament of Issachar Concerning Simplicity

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Section 4

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4. And now hearken to me, my children

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,

and

walk

in

simplicity

of

heart

,

for

I

have

seen

in

it

all

that

is

well

-

pleasing

to

the

Lord

.

The

simple

coveteth

not

gold

,

defraudeth

not

his

neighbour

,

longeth

not

after

manifold

dainties

,

delighteth

not

in

varied

apparel

,

doth

not

picture

to

himself

to

live

a

long

life

,

but

only

waiteth

for

the

will

of

God

,

and

the

spirits

of

error

have

no

power

against

him

.

For

he

cannot

allow

within

his

mind

a

thought

of

female

beauty

,

that

he

should

not

pollute

his

mind

in

corruption

.

No

envy

can

enter

into

his

thoughts

,

no

jealousy

melteth

away

his

soul

,

nor

doth

he

brood

over

gain

with

insatiate

desire

;

for

he

walketh

in

uprightness

of

life

,

and

beholdeth

all

things

in

simplicity

,

not

admitting

in

his

eyes

malice

from

the

error

of

the

world

,

lest

he

should

see

the

perversion

of

any

of

the

commandments

of

the

Lord

.