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nourishment of many kinds. All doth He feed, yet eateth not himself. 
His meat and His drink is this — that to all He giveth nourishment 
and life. All have hope in him at every breath, nor hath He ever 
(turned) the hope of any to despair. 
AEon after jeon doth He give, yet never minisheth (his store). 
Yea, so doth He this with both hands, that whatever hath been given 
in this world, hath all been given by Him. 
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6. 1. Id ddi eka baranau so raja ; K Mi anddi Icarata jehi chdjd. 2. Ibcd l carat, 
ddi, lacs K jehi, telii. Ibcd achata, Is chatrahi achata nachatrahi, U nichatriya, K 
chatra nichatra nichatrihi ; K dosara ledi na sarabari. 4. Is dekha, U K dehhu P 
give no clue, a third person singular seems required by the sense, Is logd, joga, Is 
cithihi, lb karahi, U sajdgd. 5. lac K trina, trinahi, U udhca, tinhai bajara lei dehi 
badheu, K tori u{?a)ddi. 6. kahu bh&hha bhilcha dulcha, la bhikha (?) bahuta, U 
dulcha bhdrd, K bhauna bhilcha dulcha bhdrd. 7. Ibs K karai so jo mana cinta na hoi, 
la karai so jo mana cinta hoi ; K karai soi jo ohi mana hoi. 8. U asthird (which 
makes the metre right), las U jehi, K tehi. 9. U aru bhajai, K tehi bhp. 
6. Let me tell of Him as that great primal king, who from the 
beginning to the end of things is worthy of his rule. Ever and for- 
ever doth He rule, and whom He willeth, rule to him He giveth. 
Making umbrellaless him who hath the umbrella of royalty, He giveth 
it unto him who is without it ; no other is there who is equal unto Him. 
The people all look as He upturneth the mountains, and maketh the ant 
(that crawleth from beneath them) equal unto the elephant. Adamant 
Ho maketh like straw and scattereth it, and again He maketh straw like 
adamant, and giveth it honour. To one He giveth the food of enjoyment 
and all happiness, another striketh He with sorrow and a home (sup- 
ported by) alms. Ho one understandeth what He hath done, for He 
dooth that which is beyond the power of mind and thought. 
All else is non-existent 1 . Ho alone is ever the same, whose wondrous 
1 Urdu gloss transient. 
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