Hermes Trismegistus's True Ancient Way of Nature (1782) - Page 3

⚠Significant ink bleed-through from the verso page (likely the title page) obscures the background; only the clear, legible text in the center has been transcribed.

Sirach 33:17–18

original: "Sirach. XXXIII. 17. 18." This refers to the Wisdom of Jesus, son of Sirach, also known as Ecclesiasticus, a book of the Apocrypha frequently cited in alchemical and mystical literature to provide divine authority.

And God has given me the blessing for it, so that I have also prepared my winepress well, as in the height of the harvest. original: "wie im vollen Herbst" (as in the full autumn). In alchemical symbolism, the "autumn" or "harvest" represents the successful completion of the "Great Work"—the moment when the tincture is finally ready. Behold! See how I have not labored for myself alone, but for all those who were eager to learn.