Whatsoever thou handest over, let it be by number and weight; and in giving and receiving let all be in writing. Be not ashamed to instruct the unwise and foolish, and one of extreme old age that contendeth with those that are young; and so shalt thou be well instructed indeed, and approved in the sight of every man living. * * * * * A daughter is a secret cause of wakefulness to a father; and the care for her putteth away sleep; * * * * * Look not upon every body in regard of beauty, and sit not in the midst of women; For from garments cometh a moth, and from a woman a woman’s wickedness. Better is the wickedness of a man than a pleasant-dealing woman, and a woman which putteth thee to shameful reproach. * * * * * I will make mention now of the works of the Lord, and will declare the things that I have seen: in the words of the Lord are his works. The sun that giveth light looketh upon all things; and the work of the Lord is full of his glory. The Lord hath not given power to the saints to declare all his marvellous works; which the Almighty Lord firmly settled, that whatsoever is might be established in his glory. He searcheth out the deep, and the heart, and he hath understanding of their cunning devices; for the Most High knoweth all knowledge, and he looketh into the signs of the world, Declaring the things that are past, and the things that shall be, and revealing the traces of hidden things. No thought escapeth him; there is not a word hid from him. The mighty works of his wisdom he hath ordered, who is from everlasting to everlasting; nothing hath been added unto them, nor diminished from them; and he hath no need of any counsellor. How desirable are all his works! one may behold this even unto a spark. All these things live and remain for ever in all manner of uses, and they are all obedient. All things are double one against another: and he hath made nothing imperfect. One thing establisheth the good things of another: and who shall be filled with beholding his glory. * * * * * =43= The pride of the height is the firmament in its clearness, the appearance of heaven, in the spectacle of its glory. The sun when he appeareth, bringing tidings as he goeth forth, is a marvellous instrument, the work of the Most High: At his noon he drieth up the country, and who shall stand against his burning heat? A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, but the sun three times more, burning up the mountains: breathing out fiery vapours, and sending forth bright beams, he dimmeth the eyes. Great is the Lord that made him; and at his word he hasteneth his course. * * * * * The moon also is in all things for her season, for a declaration of times, and a sign of the world. From the moon is the sign of the feast day; a light that waneth when she is come to the full.