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re ee oma +, nel SS RT SA ae oe “oo __ THE DIVINE INSTRUCTIONS Fa HS . a) een \ menage the humility toucheth the heart, and is amiable on the th of Allah and man. 6. But receive not a favor from the band of the proud; to the selfish and avaricious have no obligation: the vanity of pride shall expose thee shame; the greediness of avarice shall never be satisfied. CHAPTER XXXIV. HOLY INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROPHET. : SINCERITY. 1. O thou who are enamuured with the beauty of Truth, and hast fixed thy heart on the simplicity of her charms, hold fast thy Gdelity unto her, and forsake her not; the constancy of thy virtues ehall crown thee with honor. 2. The tongue of the aincere is routed in heart: hypocrisy and deceit have no place in his words. 4.) He blusheth at falsehood, and is founded: but in speak- ing the truth, he hath a steady eye 4. He supporteth, as a man the dignity of his charucter. lo the arte of hypocrisy; he scurneth to stoop. 5B Ee is consistent with himself: he is never embarrased : he hath courage enough for truth, buat to lie he i afraid. . 6 He is far above the meanness of diasimulation: the words of his mouth are the thoughts of his heart. 7. Yet. with prodence and caution he openeth his lips: he atudieth what is right. and speaketh with discretion 8 He adsiseth with friendship, he reproveth with free- dom, and whateccver he promuseth, «hall sureby be performed % But the heart of the hypocmte is hid in hia breast: he maketh his words in the semblence of truth while the business af his life is only to deceive, 10, He lmugheth in surrow, he weepeth on yoy; and the words of hia mouth have no interpretation Ti. He worketh in the dark as a mole. and fatcieth he is safe buthe bludereth unto light, and is betrayed and exposed. with dirt on hia head 12 He passeth his daysin perpetual constraint: his turyie abd heart are forever at variance. 10 He laboreth for the chatacter of a riguteous mah huog,eth romeaelf in the thoughts of his cunning 14 () fool, foul’ The pains which thou takest to hide what theu art. are more than would make thee what thou wouldest seem oad the children of Wisdom shall mock aft thy cunning when inthe midst of security. thy disguise i atripped off. arid the finge: of derigun shell point thee ta acorn, CHAPTER XXXV. HOLY INSTRECTIONS FROM THE PROPHET RELIGEON J inti 1 There as tut ofe Allah. the wuthor, the creator, the yoverbor of the world. almighty, eternal. sod incomprehenable an B The wag the “enlighteneth the world with bis belg - life to the products of the earth. “Aum the instrument of Allah, but worship him} 3. To the one who is supreme, wos and to Him alone, belong worship, adors! praise: 4: a reece ass | “haa Ad 4. Who hath stretched forth the benyena sith his. St oe se who hath described with his fingers the courses of the &. Who setteth bounds to the occan, that HK ¢ and saith unto the stormy winds, “He sth” | f¥. Ghee 6. Who shaketh the earth, and the nations tremble} dareth his lightnings, and the wicked are dismayed, . 43% 7. Who calleth forth worlds by the word of his, who amiteth with his arm, and they sink into nothing. .. «934 8. O reverence the majesty of the Omnipotent; a not his anger, leat thou be destroyed. ey 9, The providence of Allab is ever all his works; he and directeth with infinite wisdom. woot 10. He hath inatituted laws for the government ef | world; he hath wonderfully varied them In all belngs; and each by his nature conformeth his will. ng EN 11. In the depth of his mind, he revolveth all knowlge the secrets of futurity lie open before him. Cow rp bet 12, The thoughts of thy hea:t are naked to his views; be :. knoweth thy detertnination befure they are made. a thane oa 13.) With respect to hie preacience, there ls nothing t a- tingent: with respect to hia providence there is nothing accldem, tal. oi mhah 14. Wonderful he as in wll his ways: hls counsels arg ie acrutable: the matoer of hia knowledKe transcendeth Lhy ton” ception oe By, 15.) Pay Gherefure to b+ wisdom, all honor aad veneration: . and bow down thyself in humlde ard aubmbeaive obedience te hh” ‘ supreme discretion te ee 16. The Father is xracious aod beneficlent; be halh creat e ed the world sn mercy and Jove ar 1G. Wiis creatures of hie hand declare his goodneas, and them enjoyments speak of hie praise. he cluthed them With beauty, he suppeorteth them with food. Le prewrveth them with easure, from generation to yereration t. _— ls If we lift uf Gur eles to the heasvenn hia glory ahineth ; forth: if we cat them atowe an the earth, it » full of his good. Pease: the hille and the valleys repaice and cing: ficide. rivers and woud. reeound his pasise . } 19 But thee, he hath distinguished h peculiar favor, and exalted they station above alle! “y 20. He hath enducd thee with reasdna, to maintain thy do- minion: he bath fitted thee with tanguage, to smprove by society { and exalted thy mind with the poser of meditation to conten plate and adore his inimitable perfections oo, +