Book V - Snyder Bible

The Preaching of Simeon Kefa 219
newood columns of immense size. To this Kefa assented, as he
was very kind. But he charged us that, when we left the ship,
next day, we reached the island by ship in the course of an
hour forthwith we hastened to the place where the wonderful
columns were. They were placed in a certain temple, in which
there were very magnificent works of Phidias, on which every
one of us gazed earnestly.
Chapter XIII: The Beggar Woman.
But when Kefa had admired only the columns, being no
wise ravished with the grace of the painting, he went out, and
saw before the gates a poor woman asking alms of those who
woman, what member of your body is wanting, that you subject
yourself to the indignity of asking alms, and do not rather
gain your bread by laboring with your hands which Elohim
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which could be moved; but now only the appearance of hands
has been preserved, for they are lifeless, and have been ren-
aid she,
either have thrown myself from a precipice, or cast myself into
Chapter XIV: The Womans Grief.
that those who
destroy themselves are set free from torments, and not rather
that the spirits of those who lay violent hands upon them-
irits live in the infernal regions, for I
would gladly embrace the suffering of the penalty of suicide,
only that I might see my darling children, if it were but for an
ffects you