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Ss owas 19. The bread that he eateth, ta not eo pwoet £0 his taster ene lae ote? he drinketh, is not ao pleasant to bis thirst? “Yea'far : cre delicious water than the richest draughts of the luxurious. 20. His labor preserveth his health, pose, to which the downy bed of sicth isa stranger... = 21. He limiteth his desires with humility, and the calm o contenment is sweeter to his soul than all the acquirements of wealth and grandeur. 2, Let not the rich, therefore, presume on his riches; nor the peor in his poverty yield to despondence; for the providence of Allah dispenscth happiness to them both. CHAPTER XXVIII. HOLY INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROPHET MASTER AND SERVAST. 1. Repine not, O man, at the state of servitude: it is the appointment of Allah, and hath many advantages; it removeth thee from cares and aclicitudes in life. 9. The honor of a servant is his fidelity. his highest virtues are submizison and obendience. $. Be patient, therefore, under the reproofs of thy master. and when he rebuketh thee, answer not again, The silence of thy resignation shall not be forgotten. * 4. Bo studious of his interest, be diligent in his affairs, and faithful 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. G6. And thou who art a master, be just to thy servant if thou cxpectest from him fidelity: and reasonable in thy com- mands if thou expectest ready obedience. 7. The spirit of a manis in him: severity and rigour may create fear, but can never command love. B. Mix kindness with reproof. and reason with authority: ao shall thy admonitions take place in his heart, and his duty shall become his pleasure. 9 He shall serve thee faithfully from the motive of grat tude: 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. Othou, the favonte of Heaven, whom the aon of men, thy equals, have agreed to raise to soverign power and set an a ruler over themselves; consider the ends and importance of their trust: far more than the dignity and height of thy atation. 2. Thou art clothed in purple, and seated on a throne; the wanmepsame 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 reat on thy hearts of his subjects, a rn taal allied, fe PE ee re eee and procureth him are. . mst ee + . favorite of his bosom deceiveth him pc . gHe looketh a 1 overeth the dbjjitica of men, and thalr merits, 1% S4G27.¥ 34 i 7, ‘His magistrates are just, h 8. He emileth on the arta, and they Se Improve beneath the culture of his hand, gat " 9 With the learned and ingenious be de he kindleth in their breasts emulation ;-and | dom is exalted by their labors...» f444H _ 10. The-sptrit of the merchant prho. merce, the skill of the farmer who anstebeth ‘his at genuity of the artists the improvemerts of the scholar aah) & he honored with his favor, or rewardeth with hie botnty.7 11. He pl-nteth new colonies, he belldeth 3 openeth rivers for convenience; be: formeth -hayte his people abound in riches, and the strength of increaseth. wo a tn, SR RS 12. -He frameth his statues with equity i aubjecta enjoy the fruits ‘of their labor in secutity # anGremy happiness consists in the obrorvance of the law. a 13. He feurdeth his judgments on the peincipies of but in the punishment of offenders, he W strict a*d Iepartl 14. His ears pre open to the complaints of his agt restraineth the hinds of thelr oppressors, and he teh from their tvranny. tated AG a 15. His people. therefore. loo} up to him-te wTat reverence and love; they consider him as the guan they enjoy Cot RE pat 16. There effection unto him hegetteth In bls of the public; the security of their happiness ta the bb, 13 cane, . Ee ° ‘ 17. No rurmere against him orice in’ thelr he machteations of bis enemies endanger rot the slate, 5% 1%. Hie «nbjects are faithful. ard firm in his cause} f atavd it his defense. on a wall of bras: the army ofa BA before them aca chaff before the wind Fe 19 Security end peace bless the dwelfirg of hic peoples” ard ylory end strergth encircle bie thrope forever, | ; AG CHAPTER XXX . Bie © HOLY INSTRUCTIONS RROM uly PROPL THE SOCTAT Nee 1. When thou cor sidernet thy wante. when they thy imperfections, reknow alge his goodness, 0 0% af hut who honored thee with humanity. ondved thee ‘with «- * we