when she had brought them, he opened them, and took from them three
cords, and gave one to each of his daughters. Now these cords were
exceeding beautiful, of many colours, and sending forth sparks of
light as it had been rays of the sun; and he said to his daughters,
"Gird them about you, and keep them all the days of your life."

But Keziah, the second of the daughters, said, "Father, is this that
excellent inheritance which you promised to us? What is the use of
these cords? Shall we be able to live by means of them?" And he
answered, "Not only so, but they will bring you even into the better
life. Know ye not, my children, what is the worth of these cords?
These are they which the Lord gave me on the day when He had mercy on
me and healed me of my sickness; for He gave them to me, and said to
me, 'Rise up, gird thy loins like a man, and I will inquire of thee
and thou shalt answer Me.' And I put them about me, and straightway
all my sores and plagues fell away from me, and my body was
strengthened as if I had never been sick; and, moreover, I forgot
all my pain and sorrow of heart. Now therefore, my children, so long
as ye have these about you, the enemy can do nothing against you; no,
not even to put into your minds evil thoughts. Arise, then, and gird
yourselves with them before I die."

Then they did so, and their hearts were changed and renewed within
them, so that they forgot the things of this world, and began to
speak in the language of the angels, singing praises to the Lord of
the heavens, and telling of the glory of that place and of the mighty
works of the Father. And I, Nahor, the brother of Job, who wrote this
testament, sat by and heard them; and that which I could I wrote down
in a book, to be for them that come after, that they might know
somewhat of the wonders of the Lord.