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?58 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.<br />

"thy mind happy' in God, the Most High, and<br />

"lay thy hand upon thy heart, and know what is<br />

"meet and right. Whatsoever thou [p. 148] wishest<br />

"to be done to thyself, that do for thy neighbour,<br />

"and what thou hatest, that do not to thy neigh-<br />

He exhorts "bour. If any man doeth harm unto thee, do not<br />

"harm unto him in return, pay back that which<br />

"is good unto him that hath done evil unto thee.<br />

"Turn thou away from wrath, for the Devil can<br />

"overcome men only by anger, and it is only by<br />

"anger and by evil acts that he can enter into<br />

"them, and he can only fulfil his will upon the<br />

"children of Adam by all manner of temptations<br />

"[of these kinds]. It is meet and right that thou<br />

"shouldst drive him^ away from thee, and keep<br />

"him afar off by penitence and by the command<br />

"of God Almighty; and abide in the command-<br />

"ment of God, and in all thy labours fall not into<br />

"sin, for if thou errest thou wilt come into sin.<br />

"Moreover, judge those that are near and those<br />

"that are afar off, but judge not every one that<br />

"hath power and might. And know that when<br />

"thou departest from me God Almighty will help<br />

"thee, and He will bring thee back to thy friends<br />

"without toil, even as toil hath not come upon<br />

"thee^ in the beginning of thy labours."<br />

Then the Two-horned said unto him, "I would<br />

"that my habitation might be by myself I see<br />

' •• Read mhit'V, = Read ihft,^^ =<br />

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