Book V - Snyder Bible

Book III
The Preaching of Simeon Kefa 117
Chapter I: Pearls before Swine
Meantime Kefa, rising at the crowing of the cock, and wishing
to rouse us, found us awake, the evening light still burning;
and when, according to custom, he had saluted us, and we had
all sat down, he t
brethren, than to reason concerning the truth in the presence
of a mixed multitude of people. For that which is may not be
spoken to all as it is, on account of those who hear wickedly
and treacherously; yet it is not proper to deceive, on account
of those who desire to hear the truth sincerely. What, then,
shall he do who has to address a mixed multitude? Shall he
conceal what is true? How, then, shall he instruct those who
are worthy? But if he set forth pure truth to those who do not
desire to obtain salvation, he does injury to Him by whom he
has been sent, and from whom he has received commandment
not to throw the pearls of His words before swine and dogs,
who, striving against them with arguments and sophisms, roll
them in the rand of carnal understanding, and by their barkings
and base answers break and weary the preachers of
certain circumlocution, endeavor to avoid publishing the chief
knowledge concerning the Supreme Divinity to unworthy
Ruach HaKodesh, he briefly and plainly expounded to us, so
that all of us hearing him wondered that men have forsaken
the truth, and have turned themselves to vanity.
(There is a footnote inserted here concerning missing
are wanting in the mss. of
best authority, and it seems to us indisputable that they form no
part of the original work For this reason, and because we have
specially
in the light of the pre
nderstandings
that the adversary has been allowed to withhold
for the moment)