Heh.

Ezek.

Priestcraft.

CCXXXII.

And the word of God came unto me, saying, Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord unto the shepherds:

Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves!
Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?
Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool;
Ye kill the stall-fed, but ye feed not the flock.
The weak ye have not strengthened,

Neither have ye healed that which was sick,
And that which was wounded ye have not bound up,
And that which was driven away ye have not
brought back,

And that which was lost ye have not sought;
But with force and cruelty have ye ruled them:
And they were scattered, because there was no
shepherd;

And they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered.

My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill;

Yea, my flock was scattered over all the face of the land,

And none did search or seek after them.

Thus saith the Lord:

Behold, I am against the shepherds,

And I will require my flock at their hand,
And cause them to cease from feeding the flock;
Neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any

more;

For I will deliver my flock from their mouth,
That they may not be food for them.

For ye, my flock, are men,

And I am your God.

Hypocrisy.

CCXXXIII.

The elements of his body will laugh within him at the feigned conduct of a deceitful man.

The assumed appearance of power by a man who has no power, is like a cow feeding on grass covered with a tiger's skin.

There is no need of a shaven crown, nor of tangled hair, if a man abstain from deeds which the wise have condemned.

As the straight arrow has a crooked use, and the curved lute in effect is straight, so by their deeds, and not semblances, let men be estimated.

A man's deed is the touchstone of his greatness or littleness.

Hindu.
Cural II.

CCXXXIV.

Superstition.

Chinese.

Analects.

The Duke Gae asked about the altars of the gods of the land. Tsae-Wo replied, 'The Hea sovereign Confucius. used the pine-tree, the man of the Yin used the comp. cypress, and the man of the Chow used the chestnut, (Legge.) -to cause the people to be in awe.'

Confucius, hearing this, said, 'Things that are done, it is needless to speak about; things that have had their course, it is needless to remonstrate with; things that are past, it is needless to blame.'

Kee-Loo asked about serving the gods. The

Master said, 'While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve the gods?'

Kee-Loo said, 'I venture to ask about death.' The Master said, 'While you do not comprehend life, how can you comprehend death?

'If a man in the morning hear of the right way, he may in the evening die without regret.

'Yew, shall I teach you what knowledge is? When you know a thing, consider that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, understand that you do not know it. This is knowledge.

'For a man to worship a deity not his own is mere flattery.

'To give one's-self earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting the gods, to respect also their distance, may be called Wisdom.'

CCXXXV.

Persian.

Sádi

Gul.

Hypocrisy.

O thou whose inward parts are void of piety, and whose outside beareth the garb of hypocrisy ! hang not a gorgeous curtain before the door of a house constructed of reeds.

CCXXXVI.

Sádi.

Gul.

Self and Sect.

Every one thinks his own wisdom perfect, and his own child beautiful. A Jew and a Mussulman were disputing in a manner that made me laugh. The Mussulman said in wrath, 'If this deed of con

veyance is not authentic, may God cause me to die a Jew!' The Jew said, 'I make oath on the Pentateuchi, and if I swear falsely, I am a Mohammedan like you.' If wisdom were to cease throughout the world, no one would suspect himself of ignorance.

KNOWLEDGE.

Egypt.

Turkish.

Books.

CCXXXVII.

Inscription on the Library at Alexandria:'Treasury of Remedies for the Mind.'

Knowledge.

CCXXXVIII.

Collect as precious pearls the words of those who (Albitis.) are as an ocean of knowledge and virtue.

comp.

Hindu.

Many are ignorant through want of knowing how to listen.

Man is man's mirror.

Ignorance is perpetual childhood: it implies idleness, which engenders every vice.

It is not by living long, but by seeing much, that one learns much.

case.

It is by experience that one becomes clever.

It is by degrees one gets to the top of the stair

Let us open our eyes, lest they be painfully opened for us.

Reciprocity.

CCXXXIX.

Educate thy children; then wilt thou know how (Albitis.) much thou owest thy father and mother.