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5
1052-1061

  • If they be good they will be thy friends for ever, and if they be evil they will be (as) a snake in thy tomb.”
  • How, O father, can one do this work and earning in the Way of righteousness without a master?
  • The meanest earning that goes on in the world, is it ever (practised) without the guidance of a master?
  • Its beginning is knowledge; then (follows) action, that it may yield fruit after a time or after death. 1055
  • Seek help in (acquiring) crafts, O possessor of intelligence, from a generous and righteous craftsman.
  • Seek the pearl in the oyster-shell, my brother, and seek technical skill from the craftsmen.
  • If ye see sincere (spiritual) advisers, deal fairly (with them) and be eager to learn: do not show disdain.
  • If the man (engaged) in tanning wore a threadbare garment, that did not diminish the master's mastery (of his trade);
  • If the ironsmith wore a patched frock when blowing the bellows, his reputation was not impaired in the eyes of the people. 1060
  • Therefore strip the raiment of pride from thy body: in learning, put on the garment of humility.