Ancient texts / 1 Enoch (The Book of Enoch)
1 Enoch (The Book of Enoch) Chapter XCI
1That which was written by Enoch. He wrote all this instruction of wisdom for every man of dignity, and every judge of the earth; for all my children who shall dwell upon earth, and for subsequent generations, conducting themselves uprightly and peaceably.
2Let not your spirit be grieved on account of the times; for the holy, the Great One, has prescribed a period to all.
3Let the righteous man arise from slumber; let him arise, and proceed in the path of righteousness, in all its paths; and let him advance in goodness and in eternal clemency. Mercy shall be showed to the righteous man; upon him shall be conferred integrity and power for ever. In goodness and in righteousness shall he exist, and shall walk in everlasting light; but sin shall perish in eternal darkness, nor be seen from this time forward for evermore.
Chapter and verse numbers follow Laurence's 1821 edition and differ in places from R. H. Charles's and other modern translations.