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it are reason tain and fallacious? atiain‘unto I¢f.> 4. 23. General opinion is ho p th, for the genera of men are Ignorant. +6) (face wth Peay, Sellen s "=. 9%, Perception of thyself, the knowledge~.of Him created thee, the sense of worship those owest unto Him: Are not these plain before thy face? And, behold! | What is there more that man needeth to know! eo . CHAPTER XXXIX. i HOLY INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROPHET. PINACLE OF WISDOM 1. Asthe eye of the morning to the lark, as the shade of the evening to the owl, as honey to the bee, or as the carcass to the vulture even such is life unto the heart of man. 2. Though bright, it dazrieth not; though obscure, it dis- pleareth not: though sweet, it eloyeth not; though corrupt. it forbiddeth not, yet who is he that knoweth its true value? §. Learn to esteem as it ought: then art thou near the plunacle of wisdom. 4. Think not, with the fool, that nothing is more valuable; nor believe, with the pretended wise, that thou oughtest to con- demn it, Love it not for thyself, but for the good it may be of to others. & Gold cannot buy it for thee, neither mines of diamond: purchase back the moment thou hast now lost it. Employ the aucceeding ones in virtue. 6. Say not that it were beat not to have been born; or, if born, that it has been beat to die early: neither dare thou to ask of thy Creator, “Where has been the evil; had I not existed?” Good {s thy power, the want of good is evil; and if thy quesben he juat. lo, it condemarcth thee. 7, Would the fish swallow the bait if he knew the hook was hidden therein? Would the lion enter the toils if he saw they were prepared for him? So neither, were the soul to perish with this clay, neither would a mercifur Father have created him: know hence thou shalt live afterwards. 8. Asthe bird, enclosed in the cage before he seeth it. yet teareth not hix flesh against its sides; so neither labor thou vainl to run the state thou art in, but know it ds allotted thee, and be content with It. 9 Though its ways are uneven, yet are they not all puis swogeprenbibieeny Accommodate thyself to all; and where there is the lens! appearance of evil, suspect the greatest danger. 10. When thy bed is straw, thou sleepest in security ; Lut when thou atretch thyself on roses beware of the thorns. 11. A good death is better than an evil life: strive there: fore, to live aa long as thou oughtest, not as long aa thou canst. cea tnd ee a lilt eel mate ao ee el OF: sthe fruits of 1? ete 17. To whale ., his tife be taken away, be rat 16.°\'To what ead Would Jon ‘ thou'to have had “ad ‘Sppo to the good, will not He who limite 4,0 child. jongert +5 To breathe, to , to see. hast done often already. /-To fread some? Or is it not superfuons?- 18, Wouldest thou tmprove thy, bed ‘Alas! What are thou to know? "Or wha thee? -- Badly thou empioyest the Nttle thee therefore, to complain that the more ‘ig Wot 19. Repine not at thy want of kn wie within the grave.*’; Be honest here, thos 20. Say not unto the crow, YWhy, times thy lord?’ or to the fawn, “Why are offaprings an hundred generations?” « ed with thee in the abuse of Wie? 2t. Are they riowus? “Aret grateful? Learn from them, rather, on. are the paths of good old age. 29 A a 22. Knowest thou to employ life b She leas of it may suffice. te: oo " 23. Man, who dares ensiate the Work can enjoy bia tyranny but for a momeat, Bh at, it he were immortal. 7 Esa 24 Enough hast thou of life, but thos. thou are not in want of it, O man, bat thou, threweat It lightly away, as [f thou hadat mr rr a ra yet thou repinest that ft la not gathered that it {s not abundance which maketh rich, ei * 95. The wine continueth to live from 5 4 foot uw always beginning. ooty hes 26. Labor not after riches first, and wards enjoy them. Ile who pesiegiel throweth away all that he hath. : i the heart while the warrior knew rat that fore he i ne