From these ears depend prayers and petitions, and the opening of the eyes. This is the same which standeth written, 2 Kings xix. 16, “Incline, O Tetragrammaton, Thine ear, and hear; open Thine eyes, and see.” Thus all things depend hencefrom. From this ear depend the highest Arcana, which go not forth without, and therefore is (this ear) curved in the interior parts, and the Arcana of Arcana are concealed therein. Woe unto him who revealeth the Arcana! And because the Arcana come into contact with this ear, and follow the curvings of that region, hence the Arcana are not revealed unto those who walk in crooked paths, but unto those (who walk in) those which are not crooked. Hence is it written, Ps. xxv. 14, “The SVD IHVH, _Sod Tetragrammaton_, Secret of Tetragrammaton, is with them that fear Him, and He will show them His covenant”; namely, unto such as keep their path and thus receive His words. But they who are perverse in their ways receive certain words, and quickly introduce the same into themselves, but in them is no place where they can be detained (for examination). And all the other openings are opened therein, until those words can issue forth from the opening of the mouth. And such men are called the sinners of their generation, hating God the Most Holy One—blessed be He. In Mischna, or our tradition, we have taught that such men are like unto murderers and idolaters. And all these things are contained in one saying, where it is written, Lev. xix. 16, “Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer among thy people, neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: ANI IHVH, I am Tetragrammaton.” Therefore he who transgresseth the first part of that verse doth the same as if he were to transgress the whole. Blessed is the portion of the just, concerning whom it is said, Prov. xi. 13, “A tale-bearer revealeth secrets, but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.” “Spirit, RVCH, _Ruach_,” properly (is used here) for the Ruach of such is extracted from the Supernal Holy Place. Now we have said that this is a symbol. Whosoever revealeth Arcana with fixed purpose of mind, he is not of the body of the Most Holy King. And therefore to such a man nothing is an Arcanum, neither is from the place of the Arcanum. And whensoever his soul departeth, the same adhereth not unto the body of the King, for it is not his place. Woe unto that man! woe unto himself! woe unto his Neschamah!(866) But blessed is the portion of the just who conceal secrets, and much more the Supernal Arcana of God the Most Holy One—blessed be He!—the highest Arcana of the Most Holy King. Concerning them it is written, Isa. lx. 21, “Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land forever.” Chapter XVII: Concerning the Countenance of Microprosopus His countenance is as two abodes of fragrance, and all that I have before said is His testimony.