1 in his soul loathes the restraints of knowledge of just judgment. He has not remained constant in the transformation of his life and shall not be counted with the upright.
2 His knowledge, his energy and his wealth shall not enter the council of the Community because he ploughs] in the slime of irreverence and there are stains
3 on his conversion. He shall not be justified while he maintains the stubbornness of his heart, since he regards darkness as paths to light. In the source of the perfect
4 he shall not be counted. He will not become clean by the acts of atonement, nor shall he be purified by the cleansing waters, nor shall he be made holy by the seas
5 or rivers, nor shall he be purified by all the water of the ablutions. Defiled, defiled shall he be all the days he spurns the decrees
6 of God, without allowing himself to be taught by the Community of his counsel. For, by the spirit of the true counsel concerning the paths of man all
7 his sins are atoned so that he can look at the light of life. And by the spirit of holiness which links him with his truth he is cleansed of all
8 his sins. And by the spirit of uprightness and of humility his sin is atoned. And by the compli- ance of his soul with all the laws of God his flesh
9 is cleansed by being sprinkled with cleansing waters and being made holy with the waters of repentance. May he, then, steady his steps in order to walk with perfection
10 on all the paths of God, conforming to all he has decreed concerning the regular times of his commands and not turn aside, either left or right, nor
11 infringe even one of his words. In this way he w ill be admitted by means of atonement pleas- ing to God, and for him it w ill be the covenant
12 of an everlasting Community. Blank
13 Blank For the wise man, that he may inform and teach all the sons of light about the history of all the sons of man,
14 concerning all the ranks of their spirits, in accordance with their signs, concerning their deeds and their generations, and concerning the visitation of their punishment and
15 the moment of their reward. From the God of knowledge stems all there is and all there shall be. Before they existed he made all their plans
16 and when they came into being they will execute all their works in compliance with his in- structions, according to his glorious design without altering anything. In his hand are
17 the laws of all things and he supports them in all their needs. He created man to rule
18 the world and placed within him two spirits so that he would walk with them until the moment of his visitation: they are the spirits of truth and of deceit.
20 In the hand of the Prince of Lights is dominion over all the sons of justice; they walk on paths of light. And in the hand of the An- gel
21 of Darkness is total dominion over the sons of deceit; they walk on paths of darkness. Due to the Angel of Darkness
22 all the sons of justice stray, and all their sins, their iniquities, their failings and their mutinous deeds are under his dominion
23 in compliance with the mysteries of God, until his moment; and all their punishments and their periods of grief are caused by the dominion of his enmity;
24 and all the spirits of their lot cause the sons of light to fall. However, the God of Israel and the angel of his truth assist all
25 the sons of light. He created the spirits of light and of darkness and on them established all his deeds
26 [on their paths all his labours <and on their paths [all] his [labours.]). God loved one of them for all
