Enoch

Enoch 94

1 And now I say to you, my sons, love righteousness and walk in it;

For the paths of righteousness are worthy of acceptance,

But the paths of unrighteousness will suddenly be destroyed and vanish.

2 And to certain men of a generation the paths of violence and of death will be revealed,

And they will keep themselves far away from them,

And will not follow them.

3 And now I say to you, the righteous:

Do not walk in the paths of wickedness, nor in the paths of death,

And do not go near them, or you will be destroyed.

4 But seek and choose righteousness for yourselves, and an elect life,

And walk in the paths of peace,

And you will live and prosper.

5 And hold fast my words in the thoughts of your hearts,

And do not let them be erased from your hearts;

For I know that sinners will tempt men to mistreat wisdom,

So that no place may be found for her,

And no kind of temptation will grow any less.

6 Woe to those who build unrighteousness and oppression

And lay deceit as a foundation;

For they will suddenly be overthrown,

And they will have no peace.

7 Woe to those who build their houses with sin;

For they will be overthrown from all their foundations,

And they will fall by the sword.

And those who acquire gold and silver in judgment will suddenly perish.

8 Woe to you who are rich, for you have trusted in your riches,

And from your riches you will depart,

Because you have not remembered the Most High in the days of your riches.

9 You have committed blasphemy and unrighteousness,

And have become ready for the day of slaughter,

And the day of darkness and the day of the great judgment.

10 Thus I speak and declare to you:

He who created you will overthrow you,

And for your fall there will be no compassion,

And your Creator will rejoice at your destruction.

11 And your righteous ones in those days will be

A reproach to the sinners and the godless.