Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

5 1 6 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
Advice to "and He maketh rich, He bringeth a man into
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"disgrace and He promoteth him to honour, and
"He hath might in heaven, and upon earth, and in
"the sea, and in the abyss, and over angels, and men,
"and over all the created things which He hath
"created. And of the years of God Almighty no
"man is capable of measuring the half of one
"hour. He hath made thee to rule that He may
"know thee, and know whether thou art able to
"do His will and to keep His law.
"And thou shalt not diminish the days of thy
"life, for God shorteneth the days of the proud,
"and addeth unto the days of the humble, [p. 322]
"even as He did for Hezekiah, the king of Judah,
"the course of whose life He measured, and at
"length, as a sign [that] his life [should be length-
"ened], the sun went backwards ten degrees' so
"that he might know that God had added unto
"his days fifteen other years. Now God shortened
"the days of Sennacherib by fifteen years because
"of his pride, and He placed inside his head a
"demon, who hammered it and slew him,^ and
"because of his transgression God overthrew both
"his army and Rabshakeh together, even as it is
"written.^ Ye yourselves know that if ye wish
"ye can hearken unto the voice of the Scriptures;
' Isaiah xxxviii. 8.
^ The writer seems to be confusing Sennacherib with
Nimrodj see above^ p. 278.
3 Isaiah xxxvii. ^6.