Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

312 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
Alexander's "mcnt With sinncfs, yet the righteous will He praise,
cepts "and He will keep them from being the food of
"fire and the treasure of Sheol. And if thou hast
"made thy days to come to an end in nothingness,'
"thou shalt say, 'O God, O God,' but He will not
"turn towards thy voice; and thou shalt say, 'O
"Merciful One,' but He will show no mercy unto
"thee.^ What good thing is there which He could
"not do for thee? What evil thing is there which
"He could not withhold from thee? What chastise-
"ment could He not put far away from thee?
"What grief could He not dispel for thy sake?
"What sorrow could He not remove far from
"thee? What^ hunger in the place of which He
"could not give thee fulness? What oppression
"from which He could not release thee? And
"although He calleth thee by thy name, and payeth
"honour unto thee, thou wilt not receive Him, and
"thou boastest thyself and wilt not give of the
"things which He hath given unto thee, and al-
"though He sheweth mercy to thee, thou dost act
"with oppression, and although He dealeth graciously
"with thee, thou sinnest [against Him]. Knowest
"thou not how the great Devil, the wickedest of
"the wicked,* made thee to rebel against thy God,
"and how he removed afar off from thee His eift,
"and how he brought stripes upon thee, and how
"he sent against thee him that would not have
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