The book of Ecclesiastes
“Fear God, and keep his commandments; this is the whole meaning of man. No act of thine but God will bring it under His scrutiny, deep beyond all thy knowing, and pronounce it good or evil.”
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wisdom literature
The Book of Ecclesiasticus (aka. Sirach)
“One of the reasons I like Ecclesiasticus so very much is that it is practically Christian. Having been written not long before the time of Christ, it obviously influenced the Apostles and other early Christians…”
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