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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 

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1 eternal ages and in all his deeds he takes pleasure for ever; of the other one he detests his advice and hates all his paths forever. Blank 
2 Blank These are their paths in the world: to enlighten the heart of man, straighten out in front of him all the paths of justice and truth, establish in his heart respect for the precepts 
3 of God; it is a spirit of meekness, of patience, generous compassion, eternal goodness, intelligence, understanding, potent wisdom which trusts in all 
4 the deeds of God and depends on his abundant mercy; a spirit of knowledge in all the plans of action, of enthusiasm for the decrees of justice, 
5 of holy plans with firm purpose, of generous compassion with all the sons of truth, of magnificent purity which detests all unclean idols, of unpretentious behaviour 
6 with moderation in everything, of prudence in respect of the truth concerning the mysteries of knowledge. These are the counsels of the spirit for the sons of truth in the world. And the visitation of whose who walk in it will be for healing, 
7 plentiful peace in a long life, fruitful offspring with all everlasting blessings, eternal enjoyment with endless life, and a crown of glory 
8 with majestic raiment in eternal light. Blank 
9 Blank However, to the spirit of deceit belong greed, frailty of hands in the service of justice, irreverence, deceit, pride and haughtiness of heart, dishonesty, trickery, cruelty, 
10 much insincerity, impatience, much insanity, impudent enthusiasm, appalling acts performed in a lustful passion, filthy paths for indecent purposes, 
11 blasphemous tongue, blindness of eyes, hardness of hearing, stiffness of neck, hardness of heart in order to walk in all the paths of darkness and evil cunning. And the visitation 
12 of those who walk in it will be for a glut of punishments at the hands of all the angels of destruction, for eternal damnation for the scorching wrath of the God of revenge, for permanent error and shame 
13 without end with the humiliation of destruction by the fire of the dark regions. And all the ages of their generations they shall spend in bitter weeping and harsh evils in the abysses of darkness until 
14 their destruction, without there being a remnant or a survivor among them. Blank 
15 Blank In these lies the history of all men; in their (two) divisions all their armies have a share by their generations; in their paths they walk; every deed 
16 they do falls into their divisions, dependent on what might be the birthright of the man, great or small, for all eternal time. For God has sorted them into equal parts until the 
17 last day and has put an everlasting loathing between their divisions. Deeds of injustice are an abhorrence to truth and all the paths of truth are an abhorrence to injustice. There exists a violent 
18 conflict in respect of all his decrees since they do not walk together. God, in the mysteries of his knowledge and in the wisdom of his glory, has determined an end to the existence of injustice and on the occasion 
19 of his visitation he will obliterate it for ever. Meanwhile, truth shall rise up forever in the world which has been defiled in paths of wickedness during the dominion of injustice until 
20 the time appointed for judgment. Meanwhile, God will refine, with his truth, all man’s deeds, and will purify for himself the configuration of man, ripping out all spirit of injustice from the innermost part 
21 of his flesh, and cleansing him with the spirit of holiness from every irreverent deed. He will sprinkle over him the spirit of truth like lustral water (in order to cleanse him) from all the abhorrences of deceit and from the defilement 
22 of the unclean spirit. In this way the upright will understand knowledge of the Most High, and the wisdom of the sons of heaven will teach those of perfect behaviour. For these are those selected by God for an everlasting covenant 
23 and to them shall belong all the glory of Adam. There will be no more injustice and all the deeds of trickery will be a dishonour. Until now the spirits of truth and of injustice feud in the heart of man 
24 and they walk in wisdom or in folly. In agreement with man’s birthright in justice and in truth, so he abhors injustice; and according to his share in the lot of injustice he acts irreverently in it and so 
25 abhors the truth. For God has sorted them into equal parts until the appointed end and the new creation. He knows the result of his deeds for all times 
26 [everlasting and has given them as a legacy to the sons of men so that they know good [and evil], so they decide the lot of every living being in compliance with the spirit there is in him [at the time of] the visitation. 

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1 Blank This is the rule for the men of the Community who freely volunteer to convert from all evil and to keep themselves steadfast in all he prescribes in compliance with his will. They should keep apart from 
2 men of sin in order to constitute a Community in law and possessions, and acquiesce to the authority of the sons of Zadok, the priests who safeguard the covenant and to the authority of the multitude of the men 
3 of the Community, those who persevere steadfastly in the covenant. By its authority, decision by lot shall be made in every affair involving the law, property and judgment, to achieve together truth and humility, 
4 justice and uprightness, compassionate love and seemly behaviour in all their paths. No-one should walk in the stubbornness of his heart in order to go astray following his heart 
5 and his eyes and the musings of his inclination. Instead he should circumcise in the Community the foreskin of his tendency and of his stiff neck in order to lay a foundation of truth for Israel, for the Community of the eternal 
6 covenant. They should make atonement for all who freely volunteer for holiness in Aaron and for the house of truth in Israel and for those being entered together for the Community for the lawsuit and for the judgment. 
7 They should proclaim as guilty all those who sabotage the decree. These are the regulations of behaviour concerning all these decrees when they are enrolled in the Community. Whoever enters the council of the Community 
8 enters the covenant of God in the presence of all who freely volunteer. He shall swear with a binding oath to revert to the Law of Moses with all that it decrees, with whole 
9 heart and whole soul, in compliance with all that has been revealed concerning it to the sons of Zadok, the priests who keep the covenant and interpret his will and to the multitude of the men of their covenant 
10 who freely volunteer together for this truth and to walk according to his will. He should swear by the covenant to be segregated from all the men of sin who walk 
11 along paths of irreverence. For they are not included in his covenant since they have neither sought nor examined his decrees in order to learn the hidden matters in which they err 
12 by their own fault and because they treated revealed matters with disrespect; this is why wrath will rise up for judgment in order to effect revenge by the curses of the covenant, in order to administer fierce 
13 punishments for everlasting annihilation without there being any remnant. Blank He should not go into the waters to share in the pure food of the men of holiness, for they have not been cleansed 
14 unless they turn away from their wickedness, for it is unclean among all the transgressors of his word. No-one should associate with him in his work or in his possessions in order not to encumber him 
15 with blameworthy sin; rather he should remain at a distance from him in every task, for it is written as follows: ‘You shall remain at a distance from every lie’. None of the men 
16 of the Community should acquiesce to his authority in any law or regulation. No-one should eat of any of his possessions, or drink or accept anything from his hands, 
17 unless at its price, for it is written: ‘Shun the man whose breath is in his nostrils, for how much is he worth?’ For 
18 all those not numbered in his covenant will be segregated, they and all that belongs to them. No holy man should support himself on any deed of 
19 futility, for futile are all those who do not know the covenant. And all those who scorn his word he shall cause to vanish from the world; all his deeds are uncleanness 
20 before him and there is uncleanness in all his possessions. And when someone enters the covenant to behave in compliance with all these decrees, enrolling in the assembly of holiness, they shall test 
21 their spirits in the Community (discriminating) between a man and his fellow, in respect of his insight and of his deeds in law, under the authority of the sons of Aaron, those who freely volunteer in the Community to set up 
22 his covenant and to follow all the decrees which he commanded to fulfil, and under the authority of the majority of Israel, those who freely volunteer to return within the Community to his covenant. 
23 And they shall be recorded in the Rule, each one before his fellow, according to his insight and his deeds, in such a way that each one obeys his fellow, junior under senior. 
24 And their spirit and their deeds must be tested, year after year, in order to upgrade each one to the extent of his insight and the perfection of his path, or to demote him according to his failings. Each should reproach 
25 his fellow in truth, in meekness and in compassionate love for the man. Blank No-one should speak to his brother in anger or muttering, 
26 or with a hard [neck or with passionate] spiteful intent and he should not detest him [in the stubbornness] of his heart, but instead reproach him that day so as not 

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1 to incur a sin for his fault. And in addition, no-one should raise a matter against his fellow in front of the Many unless it is with reproof in the presence of witnesses. In this way 
2 shall they behave in all their places of residence. Whenever one fellow meets another, the junior shall obey the senior in work and in money. They shall eat together, 
3 together they shall bless and together they shall take counsel. In every place where there are ten men of the Community council, there should not be a priest missing amongst them. 
4 And when they prepare the table to dine or the new wine 
5 for drinking, the priest shall stretch out his hand as the first to bless the first fruits of the bread {or the new wine for drinking, the priest shall stretch out his hand as the first 
6 to bless the first fruits of the bread} and of the new wine. And in the place in which the Ten assemble there should not be missing a man to interpret the law day and night, 
7 always, each man relieving his fellow. And the Many shall be on watch together for a third of each night of the year in order to read the book, explain the regulation, 
8 and bless together. Blank This is the Rule for the session of the Many. Each one by his rank: the priests will sit down first, the elders next and the remainder of 
9 all the people will sit down in order of rank. And following the same system they shall be questioned with regard to the judgment, the counsel and any matter referred to the Many, so that each can impart his wisdom 
10 to the council of the Community. No-one should talk during the speech of his fellow before his brother has finished speaking. And neither should he speak before one whose rank is listed 
11 before his own. Whoever is questioned should speak in his turn. And in the session of the Many no-one should utter anything without the consent of the Many. And if the 
12 Examiner of the Many prevents someone having something to say to the Many but he is not in the position of one who is asking questions to the Community council, 
13 that man should stand up and say: ‘I have something to say to the Many’. If they tell him to, he should speak. And to any in Israel who freely volunteers 
14 to enrol in the council of the Community, the Instructor who is at the head of the Many shall test him with regard to his insight and his deeds. If he suits the discipline he shall introduce him 
15 into the covenant so that he can revert to the truth and shun all sin, and he shall teach him all the precepts of the Community. And then, when he comes in to stand in front of the Many, they shall be questioned, 
16 all of them, concerning his duties. And depending on the outcome of the lot in the council of the Many he shall be included or excluded. If he is included in the Community council, he must not touch the pure food of 
17 the Many while they test him about his spirit and about his deeds until he has completed a full year; neither should he share in the possession of the Many. 
18 When he has completed a year within the Community, the Many will be questioned about his duties, concerning his insight and his deeds in connection with the law. And if the lot results in him 
19 joining the foundations of the Community according to the priests and the majority of the men of the covenant, his wealth and his belongings will also be included at the hands of the 
20 Inspector of the belongings of the Many. And they shall be entered into the ledger in his hand but they shall not use them for the Many. He must not touch the drink of the Many until 
21 he completes a second year among the men of the Community. And when this second year is complete he will be examined by command of the Many. And if 
22 the lot results in him joining the Community, they shall enter him in the Rule according to his rank among his brothers for the law, for the judgment, for purity and for the placing of his possessions in common. And his advice will be 
23 for the Community as will his judgment. Blank 
24 Blank And these are the regulations by which they shall judge him in the scrutiny of the Community depending on the case. If one is found among them who has lied 
25 knowingly concerning goods, he shall be excluded from the pure food of the Many for a year and shall be sentenced to a quarter of his bread. And whoever retorts to 
26 his fellow with stubbornness and speaks with brusqueness, ruining the footing he has with him, defying the authority of his fellow who is enrolled ahead of him, 
27 he has taken the law into his own hands; he will be punished for a year [. . . J Whoever enunciates the Name (which is) honoured above all [. . .]