1 Honour the physician
for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him.
2 For all
healing is from God, and he shall receive gifts of the king.
3 The
skill of the physician shall lift up his head, and in the sight of great men
he shall be praised.
4 The most
High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor
them.
5 Was not
bitter water made sweet with wood?
6 The
virtue of these things is come to the knowledge of men, and the meet High
hath given knowledge to men, that he may be honoured
in his wonders.
7 By these
he shall cure and shall allay their pains, and of these the apothecary shall
make sweet confections, and shall make up ointments of health, and of his
works there shall be no end.
8 For the
peace of God is over all the face of the earth.
9 My son,
in thy sickness neglect not thyself, but pray to the Lord, and he shall heal
thee.
10 Turn
away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all
offence.
11 Give a
sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour, and
make a fat offering, and then give place to the physician.
12 For the
Lord created him: and let him not depart from thee, for his works are
necessary.
13 For there
is a time when thou must fall into their hands:
14 And they
shall beseech the Lord, that he would prosper what they give for ease and
remedy, for their conversation.
15 He that sinneth in the sight of his Maker, shall fall into the
hands of the physician.
16 My son,
shed tears over the dead, and begin to lament as if thou hadst
suffered some great harm, and according to judgment cover his body, and
neglect not his burial.
17 And for
fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a, day, and then comfort
thyself in thy sadness.
18 And make
mourning for him according to his merit for a day, or two, for fear of
detraction.
19 For of
sadness cometh death, and it overwhelmeth the
strength, and the sorrow of the heart boweth down
the neck.
20 In
withdrawing aside sorrow remaineth: and the
substance of the poor is according to his heart.
21 Give not
up thy heart to sadness, but drive it from thee: and remember the latter end.
22 Forget
it not: for there is no returning, and thou shalt
do him no good, and shalt hurt thyself.
23 Remember
my judgment: for also shall be so: yesterday for me, and to
day for thee.
24 When the
dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest, and comfort him in the departing
of his spirit.
25 The
wisdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure: and he that is less in
action, shall receive wisdom.
26 With
what wisdom shall he be furnished that holdeth the
plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth the oxen therewith, and is occupied in their labours, and his whole talk is about the offspring of
bulls?
27 He shall
give his mind to turn up furrows, and his care is to give the kine fodder.
28 So every
craftsman and workmaster that laboureth
night and day, he who maketh graven seals, and by
his continual diligence varieth the figure: he
shall give his mind to the resemblance of the picture, and by his watching
shall finish the work.
29 So doth
the smith sitting by the anvil and considering the iron work. The vapour of the fire wasteth his
flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the
furnace.
30 The
noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pat tern
of the vessel he maketh.
31 He setteth his mind to finish his work, and his watching to
polish them, to perfection.
32 So doth
the potter sitting at his work, turning the wheel about with his feet, who is
always carefully set to his work, and maketh all
his work by number:
33 He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth
down his strength before his feet:
34 He shall
give his mind to finish the glazing, and his watching to make clean the
furnace.
35 All
these trust to their hands, and every one is wise
in his own art.
36 Without
these a city is not built.
37 And they
shall not dwell, nor walk about therein, and they shall not go up into the
assembly.
38 Upon the
judges' seat they shall not sit, and the ordinance of judgment they shall not
understand, neither shall they declare discipline and judgment, and they
shall not be found where parables are spoken:
39 But they
shall strengthen the state of the world, and their prayer shall be in the
work of their craft, applying their soul, and searching in the law of the
most High.
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1- اعط الطبيب كرامته لاجل
فوائده فان الرب خلقه.
2- لان الطب ات من عند العلي و قد افرغت عليه
جوائز الملوك.
3- علم الطبيب يعلي راسه فيعجب
به عند العظماء.
4- الرب خلق الادوية من الارض و الرجل الفطن
لا يكرهها.
5- اليس بعود تحول الماء عذبا حتى تعرف قوته.
6- ان العلي الهم الناس العلم
لكي يمجد في عجائبه.
7- بتلك يشفي و يزيل الاوجاع و منها يصنع
العطار امزجة و صنعته لا نهاية لها.
8- فيحل السلام من الرب على وجه الارض.
9- يا بني اذا مرضت فلا تتهاون بل صل الى الرب
فهو يشفيك.
10- اقلع عن ذنوبك و قوم اعمالك و نق قلبك من
كل خطيئة.
11- قرب رائحة مرضية و تذكار السميذ و استسمن
التقدمة كانك لست بكائن.
12- ثم اجعل موضعا للطبيب فان الرب خلقه و لا
يفارقك فانك تحتاج اليه.
13- ان للاطباء وقتا فيه النجح على ايديهم.
14- لانهم يتضرعون الى الرب ان
ينجح عنايتهم بالراحة و الشفاء لاسترجاع العافية.
15- من خطئ امام صانعه فليقع في يدي الطبيب.
16- يا بني اذرف الدموع على
الميت و اشرع في النياحة على ما يليق بذي مصيبة شديدة و كفن جسده كما يحق و لا
تتهاون بدفنه.
17- ليكن بكاؤك مرا و توهج في النحيب.
18- اقم المناحة بحسب منزلته يوما او يومين
دفعا للغيبة ثم تعز عن الحزن.
19- فان الحزن يجلب الموت و غمة القلب تحني
القوة.
20- في الانفراد الحزن يتشدد و حياة البائس هي
على حسب قلبه.
21- لا تسلم قلبك الى الحزن بل اصرفه ذاكرا
الاواخر.
22- لا تنس فانه لا رجوع من هناك و لست تنفعه
و لكنك تضر نفسك.
23- اذكر ان ما قضي عليه يقضى عليك لي امس و
لك اليوم.
24- اذا استراح الميت فاسترح من تذكره و تعز
عنه عند خروج روحه.
25- الكاتب يكتسب الحكمة في اوان الفراغ و
القليل الاشتغال يحصل عليها.
26- كيف يحصل على الحكمة الذي يمسك المحراث و
يفتخر بالمنخس و يسوق البقر و يتردد في اعمالها و حديثه في اولاد الثيران.
27- قلبه في خطوط المحراث و سهره في تسمين
العجال.
28- كذلك كل صانع و مهندس ممن يقضي الليل
كانهار و الحافرون نقوش الخواتم الجاهدون في تنويع الاشكال الذين قلوبهم في
تمثيل الصورة باصلها و سهرهم في استكمال صنعتهم.
29- و كذلك الحداد الجالس عند السندان المكب
على صوغ حديدة ضخمة يصلب وهج النار لحمه و هو يكافح حر الكير.
30- صوت المطرقة يتتابع على اذنيه و عيناه الى
مثال المصنوع.
31- قلبه في اتمام المصنوعات و سهره في
تزيينها الى التمام.
32- و هكذا الخزاف الجالس على عمله المدير
دولابه برجليه فانه لا يزال مهتما بعمله و يحصي جميع مصنوعاته.
33- بذراعه يعرك الطين و امام قدميه يحني
قوته.
34- قلبه في اتقان الدهان و سهره في تنظيف
الاتون.
35- هؤلاء كلهم يتوكلون على ايديهم و كل منهم
حكيم في صناعته.
36- بدونهم لا تعمر مدينة.
37- لا ياوون المدن و لا يتمشون
و لا يدخلون الجماعة.
38- و لا يجلسون على منبر القاضي و لا يفقهون
فنون الدعاوي و لا يشرحون الحكم و القضاء و لا يضربون الامثال.
39- لكنهم يصلحون الاشياء الدهرية و دعاؤهم
لاجل عمل صناعتهم خلافا لمن يسلم نفسه الى التامل في شريعة العلي
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