Testament of Judah

Chapter 15

  1. 1 He that committeth fornication is not aware when he suffers loss, and is not ashamed when put
  2. 2 to dishonour. For even though a man be a king and commit fornication, he is stripped of his
  3. 3 kingship by becoming the slave of fornication, as I myself also suffered. For I gave my staff, that is, the stay of my tribe; and my girdle, that is, my power; and my diadem, that is, the glory of my
  4. 4 kingdom. And indeed I repented of these things; wine and flesh I eat not until my old age, nor
  5. 5 did I behold any joy. And the angel of God showed me that for ever do women bear rule over
  6. 6 king and beggar alike. And from the king they take away his glory, and from the valiant man his might, and from the beggar even that little which is the stay of his poverty.