And since in Him beginning and end exist not, hence He is not called ATHH, _Atah_, Thou; seeing that He is concealed and not revealed. But HVA, _Hoa_, He, is He called. But in that aspect wherein the beginning is found, the name ATHH, _Atah_, Thou, hath place, and the name AB, _Ab_, Father. For it is written, Isa. lxiii. 16: “Since _Atah_, Thou, art _Ab_, our Father.” In the teaching of the school of Rav Yeyeva the Elder, the universal rule is that Microprosopus be called ATHH, _Atah_, Thou; but that the Most Holy Ancient One, who is concealed, be called HVA, _Hoa_, He; and also with reason. Now truly in that place wherein beginning is found, is He thus called, although He is concealed. And therefrom is the beginning, and it is called ATHH, Atah, Thou; and He is the Father of the Fathers. And that Father proceedeth from the Most Holy Ancient One, like as it is written, Job xxviii. 12: “And CHKMH, _Chokmah_,(820) Wisdom, is found from AIN, _Ain_, the Negatively Existent One;” and therefore is He not known. Come and see! It is written _ibid._ 22, “The Elohim have known the path”; His path, properly speaking. But again, further on: “VHVA, _Va-Hoa_, and He Himself knoweth His place;” His place properly speaking; much more His path; and much more this Wisdom which is concealed in the Most Holy Ancient One. This Wisdom is the beginning of all things. Thencefrom are expanded the thirty-two paths. SHBILIN, _Shebilin_, Paths, I say; and not ARCHIN, Archin, By-ways. And in them is the Law comprehended, in the twenty-two letters and in the ten utterances.(821) This Chokmah is the Father of Fathers, and in this Chokmah is beginning and end discovered; and therefore is there one Chokmah supernal, and another Chokmah inferior. When Chokmah is extended, then is He called the Father of Fathers, for in none else are all things comprehended save in Him. (Otherwise, when they are expanded all things are called Chokmoth,(822) and the Father of Fathers; all things are comprehended in no place, save herein.) As it is written, Ps. civ. 25, “All things in Chokmah hast Thou formed.” Rabbi Schimeon lifted up his hands, and rejoiced, and said, “Assuredly it is Eden or Paradise, and all things have their operation in this hour.” Chapter VIII: Concerning the Father and the Mother in Special Come and behold. When the Most Holy Ancient One, the Concealed with all Concealments, desired to be formed forth, He conformed all things under the form of Male and Female; and in such place wherein Male and Female are comprehended. For they could not permanently exist save in another aspect of the Male and the Female (their countenances being joined together). And this Wisdom embracing all things, when it goeth forth and shineth forth from the Most Holy Ancient One, shineth not save under the form of Male and Female. Therefore is this Wisdom extended, and it is found that it equally becometh Male and Female.