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5. It is the wisdom* * * § of the wise man that he seeth danger ere yet 
it cometh and avoideth it from afar, neither is he afraid when he seeth that 
it hath already fallen on him. 
6. In the world he that sleepeth over much, that is forgetful, that 
taketli his ease, that hath much sickness, that is lazy, that is strong in his 
lusts,f that is eager for whatsoever is new: these seven know not the 
Scriptures. J 
7. Go to the poor, thou gift: for he that hath many gifts is surfei¬ 
ted. Go unto the valley, thou Angel of the Rain ; for the sea is surfeited 
with water. Such is not the law, but the deed is thine own.§ 
8. In the world when any hath finished that he hath to do he regard- 
eth it no more|| : therefore when thou hast aught to do, leave undone a 
remainder thereof. 
9. In the world cotton is light, hut lighter^” is he that is wanton, and 
lighter still is he that hearkeneth not unto his parents and his teachers, 
and lighter yet than all is he that heedeth not the word of the excellent 
God. 
10. In the world the sunshade** * * §§ that is of stone is of worth,ff and of 
greater worthJJ is it to hearken to the Angels, and greater still is the 
worthy £ of the instructions of thy teachers and parents, but the word of 
the excellent God is the most worthy§§ of all. 
11. In the world thy right hand is called the slave of the body and 
his little finger the slave of the ear and the nose and the eyes, but the left 
hand is called the slave of the feet. 
12. The angel|| || Kuwera dwelleth in the midst of the betel-leaf : at 
the bottom thereof there dwelleth a spirit^'and at the top thereof there 
dwelleth a devil.*** Wherefore when thou eatest of it, cut oft the top and 
the bottom thereof, and thou shalt he of good repute. 
13. An angel of high degreefft guardeth the tablets ; an angel of 
* Or nature. 
f Or hatli great desires. 
1 Or the books. 
§ Or this is not the law of nature, but the deed is the original cause. 
|| Or careth no more for it. 
U Or more worthless. 
** Or htie or umbrella. 
ft Or heavy. 
If Or heavier. 
§§ Or heaviest. 
|| || Or nat or spirit. 
HU Or belu or sprite or yakkha. 
*** Or he that is evil. 
fft Or a Brahma. 
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