The Book of Ethics

Introduction: To the Syrian city, as they descend, they rejoice. 86. Thus, of difference, there is none at all rejoicing, and difference also rejoicing, but to it as they descend, they rejoice. This is also that of ours (1) from them the soul sanctifies, and does not rejoice. And as the rejoicing rejoices, although something from its ways, and not all of them, for they are not praised. Concerning the World. He who is removed of his soul, however, is he who was found from time. And not even the living door of his soul, he did not lean upon it from every being. For in this, that faith, speech comes before the soul, by means of the distinction of the fear of God, that which is also towards it, and his work at every time, and in his learning spiritually and without division. 87. The poor of body, who was changed so that he might fly downwards. And the poor of soul, in the act of the bodily solitary life monasticism. And this also, as that also, by the divine hand becomes many. Let there be a Syrian by way of prayer, and until he knows from the Lord the Father who is in his learning, and the power for salvation supports the time, and the crown that is cast in the likeness of the soul. And as the holy soul of the body from speech, in the love of his Only-Begotten who chose in that which, not the faces that are entrusted to it, let there be goodness. 88. From the red body singe and the limit and the emptiness and the difference, let the intellectual souls be distinguished. And let us sacrifice to the Name on behalf of every holding soul, to the manner that is proper to it, the knowable (2). And they are saved in it as for salvation supporting towards...

(1) B. etawitai
(2) Here ends the lacuna in P.