Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

BY ABU-SHAKER. 399
iv. Plato said, "O thou that wast smitten with
"the desire [to possess] the wealth of others, thy
"joy hath departed unto others.
V. Diogenes said, "Alexander went away from
"us uttering speech, and now he hath returned
"unto us speechless."
vi. Tiros said, "The sheep follow their shepherd." sayings of
vii. Nilos said, "This man is rebuked for [grasp- p^^rs. '
"ing] the possessions of others, for yesterday Alex-
"ander was the treasure-house of gold and to-day
"he himself is treasured up in a [golden] coffin."
viii. Another said, "He that rejoiceth in thy
"death shall follow thee, even as thou hast followed
"those in whose death thou didst take delight."
ix. Another said, "Alexander rebuked us when
"he was living, and now in his death he teacheth
"us wisdom."
X. Another said, "Yesterday we hearkened unto
"thy orders, and we were not able to utter a word
"before thee; but to-day we speak before thee,
"and thou hearest us not and dost not speak
"unto us."
xi. Another said, "This man slew multitudes of
"soldiers by reason of [his] love for the world,
"and now he is dead and hath left it unto others."
xii. Another said, "Alexander never rebuked us
"by his words so much as he doth this day by
"his silence."
xiii. Another said, "O thou whose indignation
"raged at death, canst thou not shew thy fury at
"death.?"
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