Book V - Snyder Bible

The Preaching of Simeon Kefa 87
hearers, not that we may conquer badly, but that we may be
well conquered for the acknowledgment of the truth. For if
our speech be actuated by the desire of seeking the truth, even
although we shall speak anything imperfectly through human
frailty, Yahweh in His unspeakable goodness will fill up secretly
in the understandings of the hearers those things that are
lacking. For He is righteous; and according to the purpose of
every one, He enables some to find easily what they seek,
while to others He renders even that obscure which is before
their eyes. Since, then, the way of Yahweh is the way of peace,
let us with peace seek the things which are Yahweh
one has anything to advance in answer to this, let him do so;
but if there is no one who wishes to answer, I shall begin to
speak, and I myself shall bring forward what another may ob-
ruption
When therefore Kefa had begun to continue his discourse,
speak whatever you please? I understand your tricks. You
wish to bring forward those matters whose explanation you
have well studied, that you may appear to the ignorant crowd
to be speaking well; but I shall not allow you this subterfuge.
Now therefore, since you promise, as a brave man, to answer
to all that any one chooses to bring forward, be pleased to answer
me in the first plac
you act in opposition to your Master, and that what you propose
is not suitable to Him who promises that he will overthrow
ignorance? Or, if you are right in asking peace from the
well, and He not well; or else, if your Master said well, then
you not at all well: for you do not understand that your statement
is contrary to His, whose talmid you profess yourself to