As the sun rises, and the hot wind blows, 'the grass withers, its flower fades,' and all its beauty is gone. So is it with the rich man. In the midst of his pursuits he will come to an untimely end.

Then Passion conceives and gives birth to Sin, and Sin, on reaching maturity, brings forth Death.

But, if you worship rank, you commit a sin, and stand convicted by that same law of being offenders against it.

Look at our ancestor, Abraham. Was not it the result of his actions that he was pronounced righteous after he had offered his son, Isaac, on the altar?

And righteousness, its fruit, is sown in peace by those who work for peace.

He, then, who knows what is right but fails to do it--that is sin in him.

We count those who displayed such endurance blessed! You have heard, too, of Job's endurance, and have seen what the Lord's purpose was, for 'the Lord is full of pity and compassion.'