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THE DIVINE INSTRUCTIONS CHAPTER XXVIII HOLY INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROPHE MASTER AND SERVANT 1. Repine not, O man, at the state of servitude: it is the appoint- ment of Allah, and hath many advantages; it removeth thee from cares and solicitudes in life. ; 2. The honor of a servant is his fidelity; his highest virtues are submission and obedience. - . Be patient, therefore, under the reproofs of thy master; and when he rebuketh thee, answer not again. The silence of thy resigna- tion shall not be forgotten. 4. Be studious of his interests, be diligent in his affairs, and faith- ful to the trust which he reposeth in thee, 5. Thy time and thy labor belong unto him. Defraud him not thereof, for he payeth thee for them. 6. And thou who are a master, be just to thy servant if thou ex- ‘pecteth from him fidelity; and reasonable in thy commands if thou expecteth ready obedience. 7. The spirit of a man is in him; severity and rigour may create fear, bdt can never command love. . Mix kindness with reproof. and reason with authority; a0 shall thy admonitions take place in his heart, and his duty shall become his pleasure. _%. He shali serve thee faithfully from the motive of gratitude; he shall obey thee cheerfully from the principle of love; and fail thou not, in return, to give his diligence and fidelity their proper reward. CHAPTER XXIX “, MAGISTRATE AND SUBJECT 1. O thou, the favorite of Heaven, whom the son of men, thy equals, have agreed to raise to sovereign power and set as a ruler over themselves; consider the ends and importance of their trust, far more than the dignity and height of thy station. 2. Thou art clothed in purple, and seated on a throne; the crown of majesty investeth thy temples, the sceptre of power is placed in thy - hand; but not for thyself were these ensigns given; not meant for thine own, but the good of thy kingdom. - ° . 3. The glory of a king is the welfare of his people; his power and dominion rest on the hearts of his subjects. 4. The mind of a great iPrince is exalteth with the grandeur of his situation; he resolveth high things, and searcheth for business worthy of his power. ; 5. He calleth together the wise men of his kingdom; he consulteth amone them with freedom. and heareth the aninings af than = a Seen lee SARS SE NAR SE) SeSekS SERS ee BU WS Uk CRIT Bk, i-J aan -, 6 He looketh among his people with discernment; he disc ~ereth the pilitcs of men, and employeth them according to their mer’ » . 4+, His magistrates are just, his ministers are Wise, and th of x ‘en deceiveth him not. “ty 's * Bs He-smileth on the arts, and they flourish: the sci h beneafli the culture of his hand. a 4. Res oe a re : “ wf > * i ee