No Form Remains Permanently In A Substance;

In So Far As The Soul Is A Force Residing In The Body; It Has Therefore Been Said That The Properties Of The Soul Depend Of The Condition Of The Body.

It Is Possible That The Meaning Of Wisdom In Hebrew Indicates Aptitude For Stratagems And The Application Of Thought In Such A Way That The Stratagems And Ruses May Be Used In Achieving Either Rational Or Moral Virtues, Or In Achieving Skill In A Practical Art, Or In Working Evil And Wickedness.

The More Necessary A Thing Is For Living Beings, The More Easily It Is Found And The Cheaper It Is; The Less Necessary It Is, The Rarer And Dearer It Is.

The Strange And Wonderful Book Of Job Treats Of The Same Subject As We Are Discussing; Its Contents Are A Fiction, Conceived For The Purpose Of Explaining The Different Opinions Which People Hold On Divine Providence. ...this Fiction, However, Is In So Far Different From Other Fictions That It Includes Profound Ideas And Great Mysteries, Removes Great Doubts, And Reveals The Most Important Truths. I Will Discuss It As Fully As Possible; And I Will Also Tell You The Words Of Our Sages That Suggested To Me The Explanation Of This Great Poem.

Commune With Your Own Heart Upon Your Bed, And Be Still.