The Book of the Covenant

Section 35

Then shall my Father be wroth at the wickedness of men, for many are their transgressions, and the abomination of their uncleanness weigheth heavy upon them in the corruption of their life.

And we asked him: What of them that trust in thee ? He answered and said unto us : Ye are yet slow of heart; and how long ? Verily I say unto you, as the prophet David spake of me and of my people, so shall it be (?) for them also that believe on me. But they that are deceivers in the world and enemies of righteous¬ ness, upon them shall come the fulfilment of the prophecy of David, who said : Their feet are swift to shed blood, their tongue uttereth slander, adders’ poison is under their lips. I behold thee companying with thieves, and partaking with adulterers, thou continuest speaking against thy brother and puttest stumblingblocks before thine own mother’s son. What thinkest thou, that I shall be like unto thee ? Behold now how the prophet of God hath spoken of all, that all things may be fulfilled which he said aforetime.