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A CHRISTIAN ROMANCE. 519<br />

"unto you, drink' and give thanks unto Him.'<br />

"And thou, [O king] likewise, if thou rememberest<br />

"not God Almighty, art a second Moses.^' For<br />

"everything belongeth unto Him Who prohibited<br />

"Moses from entering into the land of promise, Advice to<br />

"and both fear and death, and do not imagine that<br />

"thou wilt continue always. Is not the condition<br />

"of life changed between eventide and morn.''^<br />

"Observe, to-day there is abundance and then<br />

"[cometh] want; and take heed, for to-day there<br />

"are riches and to-morrow there is poverty. Re-<br />

"member that joy in this world tarrieth not, there-<br />

"fore perform righteous judgment, and fear God's<br />

"word. If thou fearest not the Scriptures of God<br />

"Almighty thou wilt never see His face at any<br />

"time, for they are His mouth, and His messengers,<br />

"and the people of [His] house; hearken then<br />

"unto their voice, and if thou fearest God Al-<br />

"mighty keep His statutes,* and set Him before<br />

"thine eyes continually. Whether thou sittest down,<br />

"or standest up, or journeyest, or whether thou<br />

"eatest or drinkest, or whether thou givest or art<br />

"plundered, or whether thou art wrathful or meek,<br />

"or whether thou inflictest punishment or shewest<br />

"mercy, fear God Almighty continually and set<br />

"Him before thine eyes; for whosoever loveth<br />

"Him He loveth, and whosoever honoureth Him<br />

"He promoteth to honour.<br />

' S Read h^^ ' ' Read Atf»-rt, =<br />

i See Wisdom of Sirach, xviii. 26. 4 Read '^hHH'fcl^ '

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