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ALEXANDER'S CONVERSE WITH THE ANGEL. 257<br />

"break it to pieces quickly, in the twinkling of<br />

"an eye; know thou this, O Two-horned, and<br />

"believe in Him."<br />

And again the Two-horned asked the angel,<br />

saying, "Is there here with thee any one who<br />

"knoweth [the difference between] day and night?"<br />

And the angel answered, "We have not such an<br />

"one with us, but such beings exist among the<br />

"children of Adam who were created out of the<br />

"dust of the earth, and who will be gathered<br />

"[again] thereunto; with us, however, no such<br />

"being liveth." Thus the angel answered every<br />

question which the Two-horned asked of him.<br />

Then the angel spake unto him, saying, "Turn The angei<br />

advises A-<br />

"thee back to thy friends, for they seek thee, andfex^di<br />

"it shall be better both for thee and for them if='"^°'<br />

"thou eoest to them." The Two-horned said unto<br />

him, "O thou angel of God Almighty, give unto me<br />

"thy commandment, wherein confidence and belief<br />

"in God, the Highest, may be found." The angel<br />

said unto him, "Thou art not able [to hear] this."<br />

The Two-horned said, "God Almighty will give<br />

"me understanding [to do so]." The angel said<br />

unto him, "When thou goest on thy way take no<br />

"thought for the morrow, for God, the Highest,<br />

"will bring thy food to thee each day; now this<br />

"is a command which is new and old.' When<br />

"thou speakest be not puffed up, and be not grieved<br />

"by reason of what is given unto another;^ make<br />

' Compare Leviticus xxii. 30; St. Matthew vi. 34.<br />

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