CHAPTER 5
1 Therefore was Joseph comely in appearance, and goodly to look upon, because no wickedness dwelt in him; for some of the trouble of the spirit the ᵃface manifesteth.
2 And now, my children,
Make your hearts good before the Lord,
And your ways straight before men,
And ye shall find grace before the Lord and ᵃmen.
Make your hearts good before the Lord,
And your ways straight before men,
And ye shall find grace before the Lord and ᵃmen.
3 Beware, therefore, of fornication,
For fornication is mother of all evils,
Separating from God, and bringing near to Beliar.
For fornication is mother of all evils,
Separating from God, and bringing near to Beliar.
4 For I have seen it inscribed in the writing of ᵃEnoch that your sons shall be corrupted in fornication, and shall do harm to the sons of Levi with the sword.
5 But they shall not be able to withstand Levi; for he shall wage the war of the Lord, and shall conquer ⌈all⌉ your hosts.
6 And they shall be few in number, divided in Levi and Judah, and there shall be none of you for sovereignty, even as also our father prophesied in his blessings.