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451-460

  • But do not every moment lay on the heart of (that) Jesus the unprofitable work of (providing for) a body full of bones,
  • Like the fool whom we mentioned in the story for the sake of the righteous.
  • Seek not you from your Jesus the life of the body, ask not from your Moses the wish of a Pharaoh.
  • Burden not your heart with thoughts of livelihood; livelihood will not fail: be (constant in attendance) at the (Divine) Court.
  • This body is a tent for the spirit, or like an ark for Noah. 455
  • When the Turcoman is there, he will find a tent, especially when he is one held in honour at the Court (of God).
  • Conclusion of the story of the coming to life of the bones at the prayer of Jesus, on whom be peace!
  • Jesus pronounced the Name of God over the bones on account of the young man’s entreaty.
  • For the sake of that foolish man the decree of God gave life to the form which those bones had possessed.
  • A black lion sprang forth, smote once with its paw, and destroyed his (bodily) image.
  • It tore up his skull: his brain was scattered on the spot-the brain (kernel) of a nut, for in him was no brain. 460