Asher's Testimony

Asher’s testimony, the tenth son of Jacob and Zilpah. An explanation of dual personality, the first Jekyll and Hyde story, and a statement of the Law of Compensation.
Speaking to his sons in the 125th year of his life, while he was still in health:
“I will declare to you all that is upright in the sight of G-d. Two ways has G-d given to the sons of men, and two inclinations, and two kinds of action, and two modes of action, and two issues. Therefore all things are by twos, one over against the other, (good and evil, clean and unclean).
Do not wear two faces of goodness and of wickedness; but cleave unto goodness only, for G-d has His habitation therein, and men desire it. From wickedness flee away, destroying the evil inclination by your good works; for they that are double-faced serve not G-d, but their own lusts, so that they may please Beliar and men like unto themselves.
How that there are two in all things, one against the other, and the one is hidden by the other; in wealth is hidden covetousness, in conviviality drunkenness, in laughter grief, in wedlock profligacy.
Death succeeds to life, dishonor to glory, night to day, and darkness to light; and all things are under the day, just things under life, unjust things under death; wherefore also eternal life awaits death.
All these things I proved in my life, and I wandered not from the truth of G-d, and I searched out the Commandments of the Most High, walking according to all my strength with singleness of fact unto that which is good.
Take heed, therefore, you also, to the Commandments of G-d, following the truth with singleness of face. Keep the Law of G-d, and give not heed unto evil as unto good; but look unto the thing that is really good, and keep in it all Commandments of G-d, having your conversation therein, and resting therein.
For the latter ends of men do show their righteousness or unrighteousness when they meet the angels of the L-rd and of satan. For when the soul departs troubled, it is tormented by the evil spirit which also it served in lusts and evil works. But if he is peaceful with joy he meets the angel of peace, and he leads him into eternal life.
I know that you shall sin and be delivered into the hands of your enemies; and scattered unto the four corners of the earth. Until the Most High shall visit the earth, coming Himself as man, with men eating and drinking, and breaking the head of the dragon in the water and He shall save Israel and all the Gentiles, G-d speaking in the person of man.
Tell these things to your children, that they disobey Him not, or they will not know their lands, tribe, and tongue.
But G-d will gather you together in faith through His tender mercy, and for the sake of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
And he fell asleep and died at a good old age.