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Ore they opened bt treasures ar Text rat before chee. Wa Lake on tte tree of gid artanged in beds of silver are wae somone: wtiend in duc seas. 19. Come thou think tuo greatly of thy soul?) Or can tou mesch be anid im its praise? Wt is the imaye of Hise who gave it. 20. Rumember thes its dignity for ewer; forge: not how great a talent is « mnmitied w thy charge. 21. Whaucever may du guud, aay abso du harm. Beware that thom direct its course to virtue. 22, Think not that thou canst bose her in a crowd: suppose rot thet thom cans bure her in thy closet, Action is her delight, and she Wal ot be withheh! from it 23. Her mvrion is perpetual; her attemyay are universal: her agility wm not tu be suppromed. Is it at the uttermost part of th: earth? She will have 2. 1 it hevond tle regikas of the stars?) Yet will her eye discover it, Inquiry is bee delight | \s ue who traverse the burning sands, in seatch of water, vo is the suul that thirstcth alter hnowledye. 24, Geerd her fur she is rash; restrain her, for she is irregular ; correct her, fue she is uutrayeuas: more supe is she than water, more fexitte than wax, more yicWling than air. [> there augha that can bend 25. Asa sword in the hand uf a aad man, even eo is the sual to hime who winted din retion. 26. The end of her scarch is truth: hee means to discover it are feasun and exverence. dui are wad these weak, uncertain aul falla- cums? How then shall she attain unto it? 27. General opinion is ne proof if truth, for the generaliuy of sat are Wmorant. 28. Perception af thyself the inuwledve of [Hint who creased thee. the sense of worship those owes untu Him. Are nut these plain beiure thy face? Aud. beled What ie there more that non needeth © kaow ? CHAPTER XXXIX, HOLY INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROPHET PINNACLL OF WISDOM. 1. Aa the eve of the niorning to the lark as the shale of the evening to the owl, as honey to the bee. or as the carcass to the vuhure even such is Jife unto the heart of man, 2. Thongh bright, it dareleth not: thanzh ohscure. ww dispheaseth ‘not; though sweet. it choveth not; though corrupt, it forbiddeth not, yet who is he that knoweth iis true value? 3. Learn to esteem as it ought: then art thou near the pinnacle af wisdom. 4. Think sot, with the joo! tha: nothing is more valuable; not beliewe, with the pretended wise, that thou oughtest to condema it. Love t put for thyself. but for the goud it may be of to others a nner, od is! . ‘ i ‘ - . F Paes ro te > 4 Tae re re res 17. The dps of the wise ase as the daors of a cabinet; eo snner °*" mines of dingsendis ; $. Gold connet buy it fur thee, neither o pemeeed amapend , hack the moment thus wuw iow i. Employ the " 6 Say not that # were best nut to have been burn; on, if that it has been best tu die carly: neither dare thuw to tor, “Where has been the evil had {ie existed?" Good is thy power, the want uf guod is evil; and ii thy question be just, bo, i¢ condemmeth 7. Would the fish swallow the bait if he knew the huok was hidden therein? Would the Sion enter the toils if he saw they were prepared fur him? So neither, were the soul to perish with this clay, neitler woul! a mercifal Father have created bilan: kiwew bence thus shale iterwarls. . 8 As the bird, enclosed in the cage before he seeth it. yet tanreth not his flesh against its sides; sv neither lalor thou vainly to run the state thou art in, but know it is allutrd thee and be contest with it. fat ¥. Though its ways are uneven, yet they are not all pain F Accumodate thyself to all: and where there is the least appearance o| evil, ect the greatest danger. _ ion When thy bed is straw, twat siecpest cat in scourity; but whee hi thyself foees, beware uf the ¢ a ; wa are youl death is beter than an evil life; strive therefore, to hive as bony as Uhuw cughtest tet us hong as tlias canst. While thy bie i to others worth more than thy death, it i> thy duty to preserve it. ; 12. Complain net with the fool, of th shuirtnens ul thy ome: remenibes, that with thy days the cares are shurtened. ; 1h Take from the period uf thy liie the usckess part of it, aad what remaincth? k coed infancy of age 14. Take uff the time of thine infancy. thy ses in . thy sleep, thy thoughtless hours, thy days uf sickness; and, event at thy iulness uf sears, how few seasons hast cha truly numbered ! 18. He who yave thee life as a blessing shortened i tu make Uwe wi. .. 16. Tu what end would Jonger Life have served ther ? Wishes thea te have had an opportunity of mmere vices? As to the quod. wot He who limited thy span, be satistied with the fruits of @? , 17. To what end, O child uf sorrow, wouldest thus tive on Tu breathe, eat, to see the world? AID this that hast o . already. To frequett repetition. is it not tiresume? Or is @ mot super fluus ? ; ; 18 Wouldest thou improve thy widem and thy virtue ° What ant tha to know? Or who is it that shall teach thee? edly owe employest the litthe thou hast; dare not. therefure, to cumplans more is not given thee. ; _ Do OR ine not at thy want of knowledge; it must parngh within the grave. honest here, thou shalt be wise chereniter. 20. Say not unto the crow. “Why numberest thou seven tanes nd lord “ on to the fawn, “Why are thing eves to sec my offapring E % &