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  • He drew forth the mirror from beneath his arm: the fair one's business is with a mirror. 3200
  • What is the mirror of Being? Not-being. Bring not-being (as your gift), if you are not a fool.
  • Being can be seen (only) in not-being: the rich bestow (exhibit) generosity on the poor.
  • The clear mirror of bread is truly the hungry man; tinder, likewise, is the mirror of that (the stick or flint) from which fire is struck.
  • Not-being and defect, wherever they arise (appear), are the mirror which displays the excellence of all crafts.
  • When a garment is neat and well-stitched, how should it enable the tailor to exhibit his skill? 3205
  • Trunks of trees must be unhewn in order that the woodcutter may fashion the stem or the branches (and thus exercise his craft).
  • The doctor who sets broken bones goes to the place where the person with the fractured leg is.
  • How shall the excellence of the art of medicine be made manifest when there is no emaciated invalid?
  • How shall the (power of the) Elixir be shown if the vileness and baseness of coppers is not notorious?