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BY JOSEPH BEN-GORION. 423<br />

"[it] as He pleaseth, and giveth it to whom He<br />

"pleaseth."<br />

And to another <strong>Alexander</strong> said, "Which is the<br />

"older, light or darkness?" And he said unto him, <strong>Alexander</strong><br />

"Darkness is the older. Now this is evident, for with the<br />

"the child in the womb is like the darkness, and '<br />

"after" his mother hath given birth unto him he<br />

"Cometh forth to the light."<br />

And <strong>Alexander</strong> said to another, "Who is He<br />

"that cannot be deceived? And he said unto him,<br />

"He that cannot be deceived is God Almighty,<br />

"for from Him nothing can be hidden, and He is<br />

"the riehteous God." And <strong>Alexander</strong> asked them<br />

concerning many things, and they returned answers<br />

to his questions.<br />

And <strong>Alexander</strong> said unto them, "Tell me what<br />

"is your desire",^ and they said, "We wish thee<br />

"to give us everlasting life." <strong>Alexander</strong> said unto<br />

them, "This belongeth not to me, and I am not<br />

"able [to do] this." And they said unto him, "Who<br />

"then maketh thee to labour in all these wars?<br />

"And why dost thou gather together all [these]<br />

"possessions? For thou knowest that after death<br />

"none of them will remain with thee, and that<br />

"they will perish; further, thou knowest not who<br />

"will be king after thee." And <strong>Alexander</strong> said<br />

unto them, "This is the decree of God Almighty,<br />

"the Glorious and Exalted, and it is He Who<br />

"directeth kings according as He desireth, and<br />

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