Ass.Mos. vi.1–2

Then will be raised up for them kings ruling and calling themselves Priests of the Most High God (sacerdotes summi dei), and they will do impious things in the Holy of Holies. And there will succeed them an insolent (petulans) king who will not be of the race of priests, a man over-bold and without shame, and he will judge them as they deserve.

Ass.Mos. vii.3–10

And, in the time of these, injuring and impious men will reign, who believe that they are just (justos). And these will rouse the wrath of their minds, being treacherous men, pleasing in their own sight, deceivers in all their works, and loving feasts at every hour of the day, devourers, gluttons …, (thieves) of the goods of the poor, saying that they do this out of pity, but destroyers of them, full of strife and deceit, concealing themselves lest they be recognised, impious, full of wickedness and evil from sunrise to sunset, saying, ‘We will have feastings and luxury, eating and drinking, and we consider that we shall be as princes.’ And though their hands and minds touch unclean things, and their mouth speaks proudly, and in addition they say, ‘Touch me not lest you pollute me in the place …’

II Baruch xlii.4f.

As for those who were previously subject, but then withdrew and mixed themselves with the seed of mixed people, the (favoured) time of these was previously, and was reckoned as highly exalted.