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The Book of Enoch<br />
middle of the sheep, how it renounced its glory, and began to butt those<br />
sheep, and how it trampled on them and behaved unbecomingly.<br />
89.45 And the Lord of the sheep sent the sheep to another sheep and raised<br />
it up to be a ram and to lead the sheep in place of that sheep which had<br />
renounced its glory.<br />
89.46 And it went to it, and spoke with it alone, and raised up that ram, and<br />
made it the prince and leader of the sheep. And, during all this, those dogs<br />
oppressed the sheep.<br />
89.47 And the first ram pursued that second ram and that second ram rose<br />
and fled before it. And I looked until those dogs made the first ram fall.<br />
89.48 And that second ram rose up and led the small sheep, and that ram<br />
begat many sheep, and fell asleep. And a small sheep became a ram, in<br />
place of it, and became the prince and leader of those sheep.<br />
89.49 And those sheep grew and increased; but all the dogs, and foxes, and<br />
wild boars, were afraid and fled from it. And that ram butted and killed all<br />
the animals, and those animals did not again prevail amongst the sheep, and<br />
did not seize anything further from them.<br />
89.50 And that house became large and broad, and for those sheep a high<br />
tower was built on that house for the Lord of the sheep. And that house<br />
was low but the tower was raised up and high. And the Lord of the sheep<br />
stood on that tower and they spread a full table before him.<br />
89.51 And I saw those sheep again, how they went astray, and walked in<br />
many ways, and left that house of theirs; and the Lord of the sheep called<br />
some of the sheep, and sent them to the sheep, but the sheep began to kill<br />
them.<br />
89.52 But one of them was saved, and was not killed, and it sprang away<br />
and cried out against the sheep. And they wished to kill it but the Lord of<br />
the sheep saved it from the hands of the sheep, brought it up to me, and<br />
made it stay.<br />
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