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1616-1625

  • Yet gave Moses the precedence—the magicians held him in honour—
  • Because they said to him, “’Tis for thee to command: (if) thou wishest, do thou cast down thy rod first (of all).”
  • “Nay,” said he, “first do ye, O magicians, cast down those tricks (objects of enchantment) into the middle (where all can see them).”
  • This amount of respect purchased their (belief in) (the true) religion, so that it (the true belief) cut off the hands and feet of their contention (prevented them from disputing further with Moses).
  • When the magicians acknowledged his (Moses') right, they sacrificed their hands and feet (as a penance) for the sin of that (contention). 1620
  • To the perfect man (every) mouthful (of food) and (every) saying is lawful. Thou art not perfect: do not eat, be mute,
  • Inasmuch as thou art an ear and he a tongue, not thy congener: God said to the ears, “Be silent.”
  • When the sucking babe is born, at first it keeps silence for a while, it is all ear.
  • For a while it must close its lips (and refrain) from speech, until it learns to speak;
  • And if it is not (silent like) an ear but makes babbling sounds, it makes itself the dumbest creature in the world. 1625