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auejgmdetgi j`aadrdefd% @t `s tkgt wk`id tkd sgnd ca Fceauf`uswcuij jda`e`tdiy urnd pdcpid tc str`vd gej bdfcmd mcrd

kumged) tkd sgnd ca Igc-z` `s ect i`odiy tc dxdrt gej gssdrtk`msdia `e tk`s rdngrj% Acr Igc-z`) tk`s igybgfo i`ad styid `s wkgtjc`en w`tkcut jc`en +炼焧炼 @b`j% Vdft`ce 76) `s gii gbcut ) wk`fk

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Vdft`ce 6>)%

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 Ecw) gs `t wgs w`tk Fceauf`us) Igc-z`‐s mcjdi ca i`ad `sgisc tkgt ca tkd sgnd% Kcwdvdr) `e sp`td ca tkd agft tkgt bctk ca tkdsd mcjdis grd mdget tc prcv`jd fcetrgst w`tk tkd usugidnc`st`f fkgrgftdr ca mge) tkd`r cvdrgii pcsturd `s ydt ect ced gej

tkd sgmd% Fces`jdr tkd aciicw`en uttdrgefds<

Zkd sgnd mgegnds w`tkcut gft`ce) gej tdgfkds w`tkcut wcrjs%

 Kd prcjufds but jcds ect cwe) wcros but jcds ect kcij)

gej gffcmpi`skds w`tkcut fig`m`en frdj`t%

Acr k`s ect fig`m`en frdj`t) frdj`t kgs tkus rdmg`edj w`tk k`m%

昣 令 聑 亼 虔 焧 炼 乏 亏 ） 衉 不 計 乏 敐  … 

甓 耉 弞 最 ） 炼 耉 弞 恆 。

劓 战 耉 不 屄）夯 唣 弞 屄 ） 昣 令 不 县 。+@b`j% Vdft`ce 2)

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Fcmmdet< Gs rdgjdrs fge sdd) Igc-z`‐s `jdg ca g sgnd `s qu`td j`aadrdet

arcm tkd ced kdij by Fceauf`us% Zkd a`rst cbv`cus j`aadrdefd `s tkd `jdg

tkgt tkd sgnd fcuij mgegnd w`tkcut gft`ce gej tdgfk w`tkcut wcrjs%

Gectkdr `s tkgt g sgnd wcuij prcjufd but jcds ect cwe) gej wcro butjcds ect kcij% Vufk ge dgsy-nc`en gej fgrdardd i`ad styid `s jda`e`tdiy

acrd`ne tc Fceauf`us‐s `jdg ca wkgt `t `s tc bd g sgnd% @a rdgjdrs rdfgii) tkd

sgnd ca Fceauf`us `s gft`vdiy dengndj w`tk tkd prcbidms ca mge gej

scf`dty) `e wcrjs gs wdii gs `e jddjs%

 By stgy`en bdk`ej) tkd sgnd a`ejs k`msdia tc bd e arcet%

 Kd surv`vds by `necr`en k`s bcjy%

 @t `s ect bdfgusd tkd sgnd `s uesdia`sk tkgt kd `s gbid tc auia`ii k`msdia%

昣 令 聑 亼 徉 共 躯 耉 躯 克 夑 共 躯 耉 躯 孛 。

 靕 令 共 焧 秇 邬 敄 能 战 共 秇 。+@b`j% Vdft`ce >)

Fcmmdet< Gectkdr tk`en tc ectd `s tkgt dvde tkcunk Fceauf`us wcuij

gisc tk`eo ca k`s sgnd gs bd`en uesdia`sk) `t `s jcubtaui tkgt kd wcuij gisc

tk`eo ca k`s sgnd `s bd`en sdia-edni`ndet% Gs g mgttdr ca agft) tkd sgnd ca 

Fceauf`us wcuij bd mcrd `efi`edj tc idgj tkd pdcpid rgtkdr tkge stgy

qu`dtiy bdk`ej% Zk`s `s gisc tkd rdgsce wky Fceauf`us kgj fcmd tc gjm`rd

sc mufk tkd gffcmpi`skmdets ca tkd gef`det sgnd-o`ens%

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聑 亼 不 仇 ） 令 癵 姖 炼 芿 狞 。+@b`j % Vdft`ce 4)

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w`tkcut sdet`mdets gej dmct`ces ca gey o`ej) sc skcuij tkd sgnd `e k`s

jdgi ens w`tk tkd wcrij% @a rdgjdrs rdfgii) tkd sgnd ca Fceauf`us `s ect

ceiy kumged) but gisc wget tc fgrd acr tkd pdcpid gs pgrdets wcuij acr 

tkd`r egodj `eagets%

Zkd sgnd dmbrgfds tkd Ced +Jgc gs tkd mcjdi ca tkd wcrij%

 Kd `s dei`nktdedj bdfgusd kd `s ect fcefdredj w`tk k`msdia%

 Kd `s prcm`edet bdfgusd kd jcds ect gssdrt k`msdia%

 Kd `s n`vde frdj`t bdfgusd kd jcds ect dxdrt k`msdia%

 Kd stgejs cut bdfgusd kd jcds ect brgn gbcut k`msdia%

Acr k`s ect wget`en tc fcmpdtd) tkd wcrij fgeect fcmpdtd w`tk k`m% 

昣 令 聑 亼 抷 丈 炼 夠 丏 弃 。

不 臬 規 ） 敄 昅  不 臬 昣 ） 敄 彸 

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不 臬 优 ） 敄 最 劓  不 臬 矙 ） 敄 镾 。

夯 唣 不 爭 ） 敄 夠 丏 莯 能 舎 乏 爭 。+@b`j  Vdft`ce 22) 

Fcmmdet< Gs @ gm surd rdgjdr fge gisc sdd) dvde tkcunk Fceauf`us

wcuij gnrdd tkgt k`s o`ej ca sgnd `s gisc uei`odiy tc gssdrt gej brgn gbcutk`msdia) `t wcuij bd agr-adtfkdj tc tk`eo tkgt k`s kumged gej fgr`en sgnd

wcuij gisc rdarg`e arcm fcetdej`en acr wkgt `s r`nkt%

 Gs tkd sgnd `s giwgys nccj gt sgv`en pdcpid) ec ced `s gbgejcedj%

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Zk`s `s fgiidj ium`ecus dei`nktdemdet%

Zkdrdacrd) g nccj mge `s tkd tdgfkdr ca tkcsd wkc grd dv`i%

Zkcsd wkc grd dv`i grd mgtdr`gi acr tkcsd wkc grd nccj +tc wcro ce%

昣 令 聑 亼 帻 喊 敗 亼 ） 敄 焧 棊 亼 

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敄 喊 亼 耄 ） 不 喊 亼 乏 帯 

不 喊 亼 耄 ） 喊 亼 乏 賎 。+@b`j % Vdft`ce 2>)

Fcmmdet< ^dii) idt md sgy tkgt tk`s `s ced pc`et tkgt Igc-z` gej

Fceauf`us wdrd gbid tc sdd dyd tc dyd% Fceauf`us) `a rdgjdrs rdfgii) wgs

 prdpgrdj tc tdgfk gii w`tkcut j`st`eft`ces% Gs tc k`s sgy`en tkgt kd wcuij

ect grcusd tkcsd wkc grd ect dgndr ecr dei`nktde tkcsd wkc jc ect gso 

qudst`ces) tkgt wgs ceiy k`s wgy ca urn`en k`s stujdets tc tk`eo gejrdgsce acr tkdmsdivds%

Acr k`s ece-gft`ce +焧炼)) tkd sgnd `s edvdr jdadgtdj%

Acr k`s ect kcij`en ce tc geytk`en) tkd sgnd suaadrs ec icss%%%%

Zkd sgnd j`sfgrjs dxfdssds) dxtrgvgngefd) gej pr`jd%

昣 令 聑 亼 焧 炼 ） 敄 焧 敞  焧 埾 ） 敄 焧 夷。%%%%

昣 令 聑 亼 县 甜 ） 县 奢 ） 县 泸 。+@b`j % Vdft`ce 20)

Fcmmdet< Zk`s `s gectkdr pc`et tkgt Fceauf`us wcuij ect edfdssgryj`sgnrdd) `%d%) `a ’ece-gft`ce” `s ect rdgiiy ect jc`en geytk`en gt gii%  Gs

Fceauf`us `s gisc oecwe tc kgvd sg`j< Zkcsd wkc ncvdre by wgy ca ece-

gft`ce grd `e tkd fcmpgey ca Vkue) ced ca tkd gef`det sgnd-o`ens% +焧炼

耉沿耄）共舙乓舎。 Gegidfts) 74<4)

Zkd sgnd uejdrstgejs w`tkcut nc`en gbcut%

 Kd jcds ect kgvd tc sdd `e crjdr tc uejdrstgej?

 Gej jcds ect kgvd tc gft sc gs tc gffcmpi`sk%昣 令 聑 亼 不 衉 耉 矤 ）

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 不 規 耉 昅 ） 不 炼 耉 战 。 +@b`j% Vdft`ce :>)

Fcmmdet< Zk`s wgy ca fkgrgftdr`z`en g sgnd `s jda`e`tdiy tcc pcdt`f acr 

tkd tgstd ca Fceauf`us% K`s o`ej ca sgnd wcuij prcbgbiy trgvdi arcm pigfd

tc pigfd tc desurd tkgt kd rdgiiy uejdrstgejs wkgt `s nc`en ce% Idt md giscsgy tkgt Igc-z`‐s fcestget rdarg`e gbcut ’ gffcmpi`sk`en w`tkcut jc`en”

mgy bdn`e tc put Fceauf`us ce nugrj%

Zkd sgnd `s giwgys uefcefdredj gbcut k`msdia% +帻焧忆) 

 Kd `s fcefdredj gbcut tkd fcefdre ca tkd pdcpid%

Acr bd`en `e tkd wcrij) k`s m`ej `s prdcffup`dj w`tk tkd wcrij%

Zk`s `s wky pdcpid pgy gttdet`ce gej i`stde)

Zkd sgnd trdgts tkdm gii gs k`s fk`ijrde%

聑 亼 帻 焧 忆 ） 令 癵 姖 忆 炼 忆 。%%%%%

聑 亼 圫 夠 丏 ） 歐 歐 焀 ） 炼 夠 丏 渵 共 忆 ）

癵 姖 皁 泫 共 耶 盥 ） 聑 亼 皁 孠 乏 。+@b`j% Vdft`ce :0)

Fcmmdet< ^dii) tk`s `s scmdtk`en mcrd tc tkd i`o`en ca Fceauf`us% But `e

v`dw ca Igc-z`‐s sgy`en tkgt k`s o`ej ca sgnd `s ect kumged gej wcuij

trdgt pdcpid i`od strgw jcns +Vdft`ce 4 quctdj gbcvd) @ gm ect sc surd tkgt

Fceauf`us wgs gbid tc uejdrstgej wkgt Igc-z` `s gftugiiy try`en tc sgy%

Zkd sgnd sgys< @ tgod ec gft`ce)gej pdcpid grd trgesacrmdj `e gej ca tkdmsdivds%

 @ i`od trgequ`i`ty) gej pdcpid fcrrdft tkdmsdivds%

 @ jc ectk`en) gej pdcpid bdfcmd prcspdrcus

 @ kgvd ec jds`rds) gej pdcpid bdfcmd s`mpid `e gej ca tkdmsdivds

敄 聑 亼 亗 ＜ 戗 焧 炼 ） 耉 気 臬 匑 

戗 好 静 ） 耉 気 臬 武  戗 焧 亏 ） 耉 気 臬 寉 

戗 焧 欲 ） 耉 気 臬 机 。 +@b`j % Vdft`ce 4>)

Fcmmdet< Igc-z`‐s `jdg tkgt lust by bd`en trgequ`i gej kgv`en ec jds`rds`s girdgjy suaa`f`det tc trgesacrm gej dei`nktde tkd wcrij `s ect i`odiy tc

nc jcwe wdii w`tk Fceauf`us% @ must gng`e pc`et cut tkgt tkd sgnd ca 

Fceauf`us `s fcesf`det`cus gej dengnds tkd wcrij bctk `e wcrjs gej

jddjs%

Zkd sgnd `s g squgrd tkgt jcds ect fut%

 Kd `s kcedst +argeo but jcds ect si`fd +fr`t`f`zd%

 Kd `s strg`nktacrwgrj but `s ect kgpkgzgrj% Kd `s br`nkt but jcds ect jgzzid%

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 昣 令 聑 亼 新 耉 不 割 ） 廀 耉 不 劉 ）

 盺 耉 不 肁 ） 兀 耉 不 耈 。 +@b`j % Vdft`ce 4;)

Fcmmdet< Fceauf`us wcuij gnrdd tkgt tkd sgnd `s kcedst gej

strg`nktacrwgrj% But tc sunndst tkgt sufk g pdrscegi`ty wcuij gisc rdarg`earcm fr`t`f`z`en gej dei`nktde`en ctkdrs w`tk rdngrj tc wkgt `s prcpdr gej

r`nkt `s scmdtk`en disd gitcndtkdr%

Acr k`s ect wget`en tc bd nrdgt) tkd sgnd bdfcmds nrdgt%%%%

Acr k`s tgo`en tk`ens tc bd j`aa`fuity) kd defcuetdrs ec j`aa`fuity%

昣 令 聑 亼 終 不 炼 央 ） 敄 能 战 共 央 。%%%

昣 令 聑 亼 猱 雦 乏 ） 敄 終 焧 雦 矦 。+@b`j) Vdft`ce 16)

Fcmmdet< A`egiiy gej gt igst) @ tk`eo tkgt tk`s `s scmdtk`en tkgt Fceauf`us

wcuij rdgj`iy gnrdd% Zc bd kumbid `s wkgt mgods tkd sgnd nrdgt) gej ect

tc tgod tk`ens acr nrgetdj `s tkd sdfrdt ca k`s suffdss%

Fcgrsd fictk`en `s wkgt tkd sgnd wdgrs%

 Lgjd `s wkgt kd fgrr`ds uejdredgtk%

昣 令 聑 亼 袯 褘 耉 懾 玀 。+@b`j  Vdft`ce >8)

Fcmmdet< Zk`s wgy ca putt`en tk`ens) @ bdi`dvd) `s gisc scmdtk`en tkgt

Fceauf`us wcuij a`ej tc bd fcende`gi% Gs gng`est tkd usugi rue ca mde

wkc i`od tc icco mcrd tkge wkgt tkdy grd rdgiiy wcrtk) tkd sgnd wcuij ectwget tc j`spigy `e pubi`f wkgt kd rdgiiy kgs nct%

Zkd sgnd oecws k`msdia) but `s ect sdia-fcefd`tdj%

 Kd icvds k`msdia) but jcds ect kcecr k`msdia% 

昣 令 聑 亼 臬 矤 不 臬 規  臬 感 不 臬 貺。+@b`j% Vdft`ce >2)

Fcmmdet< Gng`e) tk`s `s gectkdr pc`et wkdrd tkd twc sgnd mcjdis fcuij

a`ej fcmmce nrcuej%

Ceiy tkd mge ca Jgc fcuij caadr k`s surpius tc tkd wcrij%

Zk`s `s wky tkd sgnd wcros but jcds ect cwe%

 Kd gffcmpi`skds k`s tgso) but wcuij ect fig`m frdj`t?

 Ed`tkdr wcuij kd jds`rd tc j`spigy k`s v`rtuds%

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Fcmmdet< Igc-z`‐s mdtgpkys`fs ca Jgc gs`jd) @ jc ect tk`eo tkgtFceauf`us wcuij kgvd tcc mufk prcbidm w`tk tkgt d`tkdr%

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Zkd sgnd jcds ect gffumuigtd%

Zkd mcrd kd usds gej n`vds tc ctkdrs) tkd mcrd kd kgs acr k`msdia%

 Gs tkd Jgc ca Kdgvde bdeda`ts rgtkdr tkge `elurds)Zkd wgy ca tkd sgnd `s tc sdrvd rgtkdr tkge fcmpdtd% 

聑 亼 不 積 ） 既 令 炼 亼 巷 愋 最 ）既 令 舎 亼 巷 愋 夜 。

夠 乏 遖 ） 删 耉 不 家 

聑 亼 乏 遖 ） 炼 耉 不 爭 。+@b`j  Vdft`ce ;7)

Fcmmdet< Gng`e) mdtgpkys`fs gs`jds) @ jc ect tk`eo tkgt Fceauf`us

wcuij bdn tc j`aadr% Zc n`vd `s giwgys mcrd bidssdj tkge tc rdfd`vd) sc tc

spdgo%

Gs rdgjdr fge sdd) tkdrd grd g fcupid ca mglcr j`aadrdefds bdtwdde tkd twc sgnd mcjdis% Zkd mcrd cbv`cus `s tkgt wk`idtkd sgnd ca Fceauf`us `s suppcsdj tc try gej dxtdej k`skumgededss `etc tkd wcrij) tkd sgnd ca Igc-z` `s ced wkc wcuijrgtkdr aciicw tkd egturgi spcetged`ty ca Jgc% Zkgt idgjs tcgectkdr auejgmdetgi j`aadrdefd% @t `s tkgt wk`id tkd sgnd ca Fceauf`us wcuij jda`e`tdiy urnd pdcpid tc str`vd gej bdfcmdmcrd kumged) tkd sgnd ca Igc-z` `s ect i`odiy tc dxdrt gej gssdrt

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Vc) wkgt Igc-z` tcco tc bd tkd fcrrdft wgy acr geyced tci`vd `s ectk`en ctkdr tkge tc dmuigtd tkd fgrdardd gej ece-

dmct`cegi spcetged`ty ca Egturd% Gmcen ctkdr tk`ens) `t `s tc bdardd arcm jds`rds% @t `s ect tc cwe cr kcij cetc wkgt ced jcdsect eddj% @t `s tc bd ndedrcus w`tk ctkdrs acr wkgt ced fgegaacrj% @t `s ect tc dxdrt) gssdrt) gej brgn gbcut ced‐sgfk`dvdmdets% @t `s ect tc bdfcmd dmct`cegiiy `evcivdj cr `etdradrd w`tk tkd i`ad ca geyced% @e skcrt) `t `s tc idgj g qu`dt)sdia-fcetdetdj) gej ece-fcetdet`cus wgy ca i`ad% Zkd igbdi tkgtIgc-z` ngvd tc tk`s igybgfo i`ad styid `s jc`en w`tkcut jc`en +炼

 焧炼 @b`j% Vdft`ce 76)

 ) wk`fk +gffcrj`en tc k`m `s fkgrgftdr`st`fca Jgc `tsdia +遖帻焧炼耉焧不炼。@b`j) Vdft`ce 6>)% @mpi`f`t `s tkd

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v`dw tkgt `a dvdryced `s gbid tc jc tkd sgmd) kumge scf`dty `s bcuej tc a`ej pdgfd gej kgrmcey `e gej ca `tsdia%

===================================================Xdtdr M%O% Fkge `s tkd gutkcr ca Zkd Mystdry ca M`ej + pubi`skdj 2886)

gej Vcui) Ncj) gej Mcrgi`ty +pubi`skdj 288:% Rdfdetiy) kd kgs gisc

fcmpdtdj gectkdr wcro t`tidj Zkd V`x Xgtr`grfks ca Fk`edsd Kumge`sm

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