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fu ~—geeitantire to its good; so shall these its ministers aennpenpeeenead itseif before her face as a curtain: ot + 48 _ ° ” - a “ * i 10. Keep thy soul in moderation - Prate) ares. . always to onveyances of truth. ; a GSR . thee it. ‘Thine hand Ianota miracle? Is there in the ereatlo ~ pugttt like unto it? Wherefore was it given thee, but that thou mightest stretch it out to the asaistance of thy brother? 12. Why of all things living are thou alone made cabable of Liushing? The world shall read thy shame upon thy face: therefore do nothing shameful. 13, Fear and dismay, who reb thy countenance of its rud dy aplendor? Avoid guilt, and thou shalt know that fear is be- neath thee; that dismay ia unnamely. 14. Wherefore to thee alone speakea shadows in the vison of the pillow? Reverence them: for know, that dreams are from on high. 16. Thou man alone canst speak. Wonder at thy glorious prerogative: and pay to him who gave it thee a rational and welcome praise, teaching thy children wisdom, instructing the offaprings of thy loins in piety. CHAPTER XXXVIIL HOLY INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROPHET . THE SOUL OF MAN. 1. The bleasing, GF man of thy external part. are health. vigour and proportion. The greatest of these in health What health ia to the body. even that is honesty to the soul. 2. That thou hast a souls of wll knowledge the most cc tain, of all truths the most plain unte thee, Be meek. be grate ful for it. Seek not to know it perfectly. It is inecrutatle $3. Thinking. understanding, reasoning, willing, call nut these the soul. | They are it« actions, but they are not is essetice 4. Raise it net to high, that (hou be not dispived. | Be not thou like unto those who fall by climbing : neither delase it te the aenae of brutes: nor be thou like to the horse and the mule in whom there is no understanding. & Search it by ita faculties; know it by ite virtues. The. are more in number than the haire of thy head: the stars of heaven are not to be counted with them. 6. Think not with Arabia, that one soul is parted amony all men, neither believe thou with the sons of Egypt, that evens man hath many; know, that as thy heart, so also thy avul is ote 7. Doth not the sun harden the clay? = Doth it not also soften the wax’? = As it is one sun that worksth both even so it is one soul willeth contraries. RB. As the moon restraineth her nature, thou darknes ) wo the soul remaincth perfect, even in the bosom of a fool. 9. She is immortal: she is unchangeable; she da alike in all ~Health ealleth her forth to show her lovlineas, and application anointeth her with the oil of wisdom. pirit to be * —— ee erewith thy, brala:<GE ts ae | W511, Justice Could not give her tt :" $2, . Suppose not death can shield NM formed thee from thou knowest not what, can bé ewes nor mercy delivered her to thes deform be thine, and thou must answer for think not corrpution can hide thee fro) ‘" fi fiom thou knowest not what again? vit! 18. Percelveth not the cock the hour 0 alteth he not his voice to tell thee it Is morning? the dog the footsteps of his master? 4 Flieth goat unto the herb that healeth him? - Yet wh spirit velurneth to duat: thine alone surviveth, "3 14. Envy not to these their senses, becagec | thine own. ‘Learn that the advantage lieth not qood things, but in the knowing lo use them. 27 15. Hadst thou the ear of the stag. or werd thle strong and piercing as the cagles; didst thou equal thé. in amell, or could the ape resign to thee his taste, of cos tortoise her feeling; yel without reason what would t thee? Perish not ali these like their kindred? (t./ 8 Ai. 16. Hath any one of them the gift of speech T-*., aay unto thee, * Therefore did I do?” ret uae: Rs 17. The lips of the wise are as the uoors of a cablnett B¢° sonrer are they opered but treasuerere are poured out befo-e thee. " a, eal 18. Like unto trees of gold arranged In beds af allver. are wise sent neces uttered in due season. ao ” hte 19. Canst thou think to greatly of thy soul?» Of can much be said in its praise* itis the image of Him whe gare 20. Remember thou its dignity for ever; forget nat atte great a talent is committed to thy charge. Th at ie 21. Whatsuever may do good, may also do harm, - Beware that thou direct its course to virtue. STREET is °% Think not that thou canal lose her ia s crowd; Sep- pose not that thou canst bury her in thy closet. Action le beg 'x delight, and she wl) not be withheld from it, ee ris oy 23. Her motion is perpetual: her attem are & * her agility is not to be suppressed. it be at uttermect f of the earth’ She will have it. Is it be the regions ‘of > the stars? «Yet will her eye discover it. Inguiry is her delight, As one who traverseth the burning sands, in earch of in the soul that thirsteth after knowledge. Pe 0 24. Guard her for she le regular; correct her, for she la o itrageous; More sepple ls : than water, more flexible than wi.x more yielding thas alr there aught that can bind her? 7 on ’ avg