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If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: Artemas--the second book - -Author: Anonymous - -Release Date: October 12, 2022 [eBook #69144] - -Language: English - -Produced by: Al Haines - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ARTEMAS--THE SECOND -BOOK *** - - - - - - - -[Illustration: Cover art] - - - - ARTEMAS - - THE SECOND BOOK - - - _Concerning men, and the things - that men did do, at the time when - there was war_ - - - - NEW YORK - GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY - - - - - COPYRIGHT, 1918, - BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY - - - PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - - - - - UNTO - EVE - - - - -THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS - - - -CHAPTER I. - -1 _Artemas writeth again_. 3 _Concerning a journey_. 7 _And the -things that he did learn_. 13 _One confesseth a secret_. 17 _And -imparteth it_. 20 _His mendacity condemneth him_. 22 _The scribe -revealeth himself_. - - -The words of Artemas of the scribes that _were_ in Lon in the land of -En, being those _words_ that he did write him _also_; - -2 Of the things that were and of the things that were to be: -concerning men and the things that men did do. - -3 ¶ Now it came to pass on an occasion that I, _being_ Artemas, the -scribe, did journey in a certain carriage unto the city of Lon. - -4 And it was a carriage that was full _of a_ multitude, such being -the wont in those days, so that _I did_ perforce stand me up on my -feet. - -5 And, behold, _there was_ a man; and he did sit upon my right hand. -And _there was_ another man also; and he did sit upon my left hand. - -6 And they did hold speech, the one with the other. Yea, _even_ as I -stood up between them did they speak familiarly across me. - -7 ¶ Wherefore I did learn many _things_ concerning them, and -concerning the course of the war, and concerning the rulers of the -land, - -8 And concerning the wives of the rulers and their children also, and -concerning the money that _they were_ possessed of, and concerning -their wickedness in secret _places_. - -9 And after I had heard many _things_ that amazed me mightily, then -he _that was_ upon my left hand, he did speak unto the other, - -10 And he did say unto him, What thinkest thou concerning the Book -_that is_ of Artemas? - -11 And he that was upon my right hand, he did wriggle him about in -strange ways. - -12 And _after that_ he was wriggled about sufficiently, then did he -make answer and he did say, - -13 ¶ Speak not unto me concerning that Book, for _I have_ a reason. -Also, it is a secret. - -14 And I did ope mine ears full wide for to hear, notwithstanding -that he was that manner _of man_ that expoundeth nought save _only_ -the things that be secret. - -15 And he did say unto his friend, Nevertheless, _because_ thou hast -an open countenance and art, moreover, that man whom my soul loveth, - -16 Therefore dost thou prevail upon me to impart unto thee _that -which_ thou shalt tell unto no man. - -17 ¶ For I, even I, am he that did write the Book _that is_ of -Artemas. - -18 Yea, notwithstanding that thou knowest me only as one that vendeth -choice meats, nevertheless I did write me also that Book which is -inscribed unto Eve. - -19 And perchance I shall write me another book _also_ if, so be it, I -am spared _and_ it pleaseth me so to do. - -20 ¶ And after I had heard the things that he did say, then did I -know him _for_ a liar. - -21 For he was a man that was garbed in the raiment of peace, but he -that men call Artemas, is he _not one_ of the host of En? - -22 ¶ Verily, _it is_ even so, or otherwise. But which _of him_ be -him, what man shall say anything to the contrary? - - - - -CHAPTER II. - -2 _Concerning David_. 9 _Concerning Simon_. 12 _Concerning -Horatio_. 17 _Concerning Frances_. 22 _Concerning Lazz_. 24 -_Concerning Reding_. 27 _Concerning Lanz_. - - -Now these be the names and these _the manner_ of men; and as it is -writ about them, so _also_ is it. - -2 ¶ There was David, that was the chief ruler over all the land. And -he continued in the way that _he was_ going, gaining favour with the -people continually, and filling the minds of them that hated him with -bitter envy. - -3 Verily, he became _more so_ than ever before, and whatsoever there -was to be done, that thing of a surety he would do. Neither was -there any occasion _when_ he was found wanting. - -4 Wherefore it came to pass that those who ruled _with_ him, after -that they had got them _into_ an hole, then they did come unto David -for to raise them up again; and always he _did do_ it. - -5 And when the hearts of the men of En grew heavy within them -_because_ of the soreness of their lot, which was an hard lot, -_being_ full of trials, - -6 Then would he open his mouth full wide and _he would_ speak. And -the words that he did utter, they poured forth in a fiery stream that -did set the hearts of the people aflame. - -7 Wherefore his enemies, they did gnash their teeth in secret, being -consumed _with_ the violence of their rage. And they did conspire -_together_ for to do him hurt; yea, his greatness, it did fret them -_beyond_ endurance. - -8 Nevertheless, there was none other amongst them that did _come up_ -unto David, that ruled _at a time_ of trouble such as never before -was known in all the world. - -9 ¶ Now Simon was that man who _had_ erstwhile _been_ a thorn in the -flesh of the rulers because he did abominate the war, nor comprehend -that it _was_ requisite. Wherefore there were many that did call him -Simple. - -10 But after that he had perceived _things_, and the men of Hu, he -had seen that _which_ was in their minds, then did he gird on his -armour and he did go out for to fight. For the lust of blood, it was -entered into his bones. - -11 _Moreover_, he did take a damsel unto him to wife. - -12 ¶ Now Horatio, _being_ the scribe of the new apocrypha, he -refrained not from writing concerning Horatio, and concerning the -things that Horatio, he would do. - -13 And on an occasion he spake unto the people in a loud voice, -saying unto them, Hearken unto my voice, ye men of En, and pay heed -to _the words_ of my mouth. For who shall be keeper of the victuals? -And who the chief larderer of En? - -14 Verily, there is _such_ a man that be fit for to undertake it. -And the name of the man, behold, _it is_ Horatio! - -15 And when the people had heard the things that he did say, they -began to observe him closely. And they perceived that though he was -given _over_ to fatness, yet had he also an hungry eye. - -16 Wherefore they made him not the chief larderer of En, _neither_ -did they choose him for to be the keeper of the victuals; for they -were a crafty lot, and the size of his stomach, _it was_ against him. - -17 ¶ Now Frances, that was surnamed Loid, _he was_ the chief of all -the soldiers that were in Lon. - -18 And he was for ever making him ordinances so that the fighters -that were in Lon, they should know the _things_ that they should do. - -19 And on a time he did stand forth in the presence of the people, -and he cried out in a loud voice, saying unto them, Why speak ye -_concerning_ my soldiers, that they be boys? - -20 Know ye not that they be men, full grown and vigorous. Also, they -do acquit themselves valiantly in the face of the enemy, so that all -the world, it is amazed at their prowess. And he upbraided them -soundly _because_ of it. - -21 Wherefore many condemned him for a fool, because he understood not -that which was in the people's hearts nor perceived the meaning of -_the word_. - -22 ¶ And there was a certain man, and his name, it was Lazz. And he -was one of them that was born _of_ the enemy. - -23 And because he did have friends in an high place, therefore, -whatsoever he did do, that _thing_, it was judged in secret. -Nevertheless, the judges, _they did_ put him away. - -24 ¶ Now, he that was the chief judge in the land of En, his name, it -was Reding. - -25 And he was one of the children of Israel, a man of honour, and of -good repute _throughout_ all the land. Also, he was a man that did -follow after wisdom, having a full head and abhorring _the ways_ of -the foolish. - -26 Nevertheless, the rulers did send him to uphold the dignity of En -amongst the men of Amer; whereat many wondered, _because_ he was a -most fit man. - -27 ¶ And there was a certain man, being _of the_ nobles of the land, -and his name it was Lanz. - -28 And on an occasion he did hold forth _concerning_ peace and -concerning the blessings thereof. Wherefore there were some that -said, Behold, _he is_ possessed of a bolo. - -29 And although he perceived that men, they understood him not, -nevertheless he did hold forth again; and his folly was a bye-word in -the land. - - - - -CHAPTER III. - -1 _Concerning Ronda_. 6 _Concerning Yapp_. 7 _Concerning Smuts_. 9 -_Concerning Barnz_. 16 _Concerning Rep_. - - -Now he that was chosen for to keep the food of the people, and to be -the chief larderer in the land, his name, it was Ronda. - -2 And the path of this man, it was beset with obstacles; and it did -lie between the devil, _that was_ the sellers of victuals, and the -deep sea, _that was_ the people. - -3 And he did have dominion over the birds _of the_ air, and over the -beasts _of the_ field, and over the fishes that were in the sea. - -4 And at a _word_ from his mouth, all the rabbits that were in the -land, they did vanish out of sight; neither were they seen any _more_ -of man. - -5 Nevertheless, though some did curse him openly, yet did he do that -_which_ was appointed unto him. - -6 ¶ Now he that was an help unto Ronda, his name, it was Yapp. And -he was a man that did buy him pig in small _pieces_; neither did he -get him the half of a swine, save only _over_ a long time and in -fragments. - -7 ¶ Now there was a certain great captain, and his name, it was -Smuts. And he did come _from_ afar off for to counsel the fighters -of En. - -8 And notwithstanding that his name, it was _what_ it was, -nevertheless he was a power in the land; and his words, they were -sold for _the price_ of four farthings. - -9 ¶ Now, there was another man, _also_, and his name, it was Barnz. -And notwithstanding that _he was_ a man of labour, nevertheless, his -seat was amongst the rulers of the land. - -10 And he spake unto the people _in_ a speech, and he said unto them, -Who is Winston and who _is_ he? Verily, he is _that_ man who hath -butted him in, and he hath wrought mischief throughout all the land, -because of _what_ he hath done. - -11 And after he had finished speaking, behold, a clamour arose -amongst all the people, and they cried out against Winston, _because_ -he had butted him in. - -12 And when Barnz saw how _it was_ with the people, and that Winston, -also, he was swollen up with the anger _that was_ in him, then did he -speak unto the people again, fearing _lest_ they had not heard him -aright. - -13 And he spake unto them in these words, saying, What I _did_ mean -or what I did ought to have meant, it _was_ another thing. - -14 Wherefore, understand ye all that Winston, he did not butt _him_ -in alone. For I, even I, that be Barnz, the man of labour, I also -did butt me in _with_ him. Also, _and_ moreover, we did butt us in -together. - -15 And at that time, there was no butter, save _only_ these, in all -the land of En. - -16 ¶ Now there was a certain man, and his name, it was Rep: and his -pen, it was mightier _than_ his sword. - -17 And he did remove himself from the camp of the Amalekites and did -pitch his tent _amongst_ the children of Moab. - -18 And when he was arrived in the land of Moab, he straightway sat -_himself_ down on a seat, and he did spread him _out_ for to write. - -19 Yea, he did write even such things _and_ such things; and things -also in likewise, these _did_ he write him as well. - -20 And he did rend the Amalekites _with_ words, and the rulers of the -land did he chastise most hotly; with the quill of a goose did he -smite them, nor spared he any one _of them_ at all. - -21 Wherefore all _those_ that heeded him, they did tear their clothes -in the violence of their perturbation. And they did put on sackcloth -and ashes, and their faces they did smear _with_ mud, crying out in a -loud voice, _and_ saying, - -22 Now is the end of all things, and _now_ the end of En. Verily, we -are thrown in the dust at the feet of our enemies, for the rulers are -turned _against_ us. - -23 And they do conspire with the Amalekites for to bring about our -undoing. Yea, the end of all things, it is _close_ at hand. - -24 And because they were amongst the false prophets, therefore was -_it_ not so. And, notwithstanding that Rep, he did write him _thus_ -darkly, nevertheless the people, they did get them _on_ with the war. - -25 But Rep, because he did write _concerning_ secret matters, he paid -for his temerity in an hundred pieces of gold, all good money _and_ -very precious. - - - - -CHAPTER IV - -1 _Willi vexeth the men of Amer_. 6 _Wudro warneth Willi_. 10 _Who -taketh counsel of his chief captains_. 17 _And continueth in his -evil ways_. 21 _The men of Amer make them war_. 23 _Willi derideth -them publicly_. 28 _Wudro getteth him on with it_. 36 _And the -voice of peace is heard over the waters_. - - -Now there was great vexation of spirit amongst _the men_ of Amer, for -the servants of Willi, the king of Hu, they conspired together and -they did sink the ships of Amer _in_ the sea. - -2 And whensoever a man of Amer did perish _because_ of it, then did -Willi write him an epistle concerning the matter. - -3 And the grief that was writ _upon_ the paper, behold, it was very -beautiful; but the manner of atonement, _it was_ only in talents of -gold. - -4 And he did seal the epistle _with_ a seal; and, lo! it was made _in -the shape of_ a tear. - -5 Now the longest rope, _it hath_ an end. Wherefore it came to pass -_in time_ that Wudro, the son of Wyl, being he that did rule in Amer, -he sent messengers unto Willi, saying unto him, - -6 ¶ Such things and such things hast thou done, all these _being_ -against thy plighted word; and thine iniquity, it hath tormented me -for a long _time_ past. - -7 Now, therefore, hearken unto me, and _pay_ attention to my words. - -8 Because I am a man of peace, therefore have I borne with thee long -_enough_; and I am become sick unto death _with_ thy naughtiness. -And the blood of my murdered people, it crieth _aloud_ for -retribution. - -9 Take heed, _therefore_, and mend the evil of thy ways, for, _on -the_ next occasion, assuredly shalt thou rue the day. - -10 ¶ And when Willi had heard the things that Wudro, the son of Wyl, -did say unto him, he sent in haste unto his chief captains, and he -did commune _with them_. - -11 And he questioned them closely concerning the words of Wudro. And -he said unto them, Think ye that this man, he meaneth _anything_? - -12 And they made answer unto him, saying, Be of good cheer, and heed -him not, for he is a man that acteth only _according to_ his -advantage. - -13 And the land of Amer, it prospereth exceedingly; neither doth the -miller turn away _the_ stream which worketh his wheel. - -14 Also, he liveth afar off, and his servants, _they are_ unready. -Verily, the threats of such an one, they be full of emptiness; and -whatsoever he sayeth, that hath he _also_ said before. - -15 Nevertheless, when the time cometh, then will we smite him -_because_ of it. - -16 And after they were finished speaking, the heart of Willi was -rejoiced and his soul was filled with courage. - -17 ¶ And he spake unto them in these words, _saying_, Assuredly are -ye men after mine own understanding. Let us, therefore, see about -it. And they did see about it. - -18 And when word was brought unto Wudro concerning _it_, and how -Willi made mock of his threats, _then_ waxed he very wroth. - -19 And he cried out in the violence of his anger, saying, Am I, then, -Job, _that be_ born again, to be tormented thus? - -20 And he straightway called the people together, and he told them -_all_ the things that Willi had done. - -21 ¶ And he said unto them, Is it, therefore, _a matter_ for war? -And they answered him with a mighty shout, saying, It is _a matter_ -for war. - -22 And when Willi heard what was come to pass, _he was_ amazed, and -his knees, they did tremble beneath him. - -23 ¶ Nevertheless, he commanded his servants that they should bring -unto him the brazen mask, _being_ part of the royal attire. - -24 And when it was brought unto him, he did hide the light of his -countenance _behind_ it. And he raised his _voice_ on high, and he -spake, saying, - -25 What of the land of Amer? And what _of it_? Verily, a pin that -lieth in the _way_, it is of more account than a spike that lifteth -its head at a distance. - -26 Even so, the iron heel of Hu, it levelleth all things; neither -shall any _man_ presume to withstand it. - -27 And after he was finished speaking, he sent out messengers _unto_ -the four corners of the earth, instructing them that they should tell -_these things_ unto all peoples. - -28 ¶ Now Wudro, the son of Wyl, _after_ that he had made him war, he -cried not out from the housetops concerning the things he would do, -but he gat him _about_ for to do them. - -29 And he opened wide the strings of his purse, so that the shekels, -they gushed _forth_ as the waters of a brook after rain. Neither -_was he_ backward in the matter of food, making due provision in all -things. - -30 And he sent much munition of war unto them that were _with him_, -and he commanded his physicians that they should go out for to -succour the wounded. - -31 And he did send his vessels of war also, _which_ were useful -things and ready for the fray. And of men that did fly in the air, -he did send _of these_ a goodly band, and valiant. - -32 And he built him a mighty army, all picked _men_ of the best in -the land; and he sent them unto the land of Eur for to fight against -the men of Hu. - -33 And he rested him not, neither by day nor by night _did he_ rest -him, but he was for ever at it, doing all those things that were -requisite and necessary _unto_ the undertaking. - -34 And when word was brought unto Willi that Wudro, he had taken the -coat from off _his_ back, and that he laboured without respite, then -grew he sore afraid. - -35 And he _called_ his counsellors unto him, and he spake unto them -in these words, saying, Is there no one _now_ amongst all the men of -peace _that will_ raise his voice against this bloody war? - -36 ¶ And, lo! straightway, _there was_ a voice, and it spake -concerning peace. And it was blown along by the wind, even unto the -land of Amer _was it_ blown. - -37 And when it was come unto the ears of Wudro, that was the son of -Wyl, he made answer unto it, and he did say, Verily, _it hath_ a -goodly sound. - -38 Nevertheless, _this peace_, it shall not come to pass; for the -King of Hu, he hath a lying tongue, and his plighted word, _hath_ he -not broken it before? - -39 And because he is _what_ he is, therefore shall the compact of -peace be made only with that man which _he is_ not. - -40 And the words of Wudro, they were blown along by the wind, even -back from the land of Amer _were they_ blown on the wings of the wind. - - - - -CHAPTER V. - -1 _Concerning the land of Russ_. 4 _The dividing up of it_. 6 -_Confusion ariseth_. 10 _All men are equal_. 11 _Concerning Tino, -the King of the Greeks_. 16 _Jon smiteth him_. 10 _He getteth him -thence_. 22 _Willi speaketh unto the nations_. 24 _His lamentation -in secret_. - - -Now it came to pass in the land of Russ that all the people cried out -against the king _because_ of his tyranny. - -2 And they did come upon him suddenly, and they did _take_ him. And -they cast him into prison, so that he no longer ruled _over_ them. - -3 And they straightway set _about_ it for to make all men equal -throughout the land. Yea, rich _and_ poor, the wise man _and_ the -fool, the workers _and_ the sluggards, the good men _and_ the evil. -All these did they strive to make equal together. - -4 ¶ And they did divide the land into pieces, being a piece _unto_ -each one of them. And the money that was in the treasury, that also -did they share _amongst_ them. - -5 Nevertheless, there were some, being the nimble _ones_, that did -profit by it exceedingly. And every man's hand, it was turned -against his neighbour, for they feared very dreadfully lest _he had_ -too much. - -6 ¶ And a legion of devils broke loose _amongst_ the people, and they -did contend together concerning the equal division of power, so that -it was _a time_ of confusion, no man knowing what he would get _of -it_. - -7 Verily, it was like unto a cauldron of boiling broth wherein the -meat _cometh_ up according to the seething of it; and whosoever did -clutch _at_ a piece, he adventured to find it too hot. - -8 And some did make peace, and some did make war; and some did borrow -money, but none did repay it _unto_ the lenders. - -9 And every man in the land, _he was_ equal unto his fellows; and -more so was it _so_ with them that did rightly choose the leader to -be over them. - -10 ¶ Yea, the wise of an high estate, they were brought _down_ very -low; and the foolish of low degree, they were lifted up higher than -_these_. - -11 ¶ Now there was one amongst the kings of Eur, and his name, it was -Tino, the king of the Greeks. And Sophia, that was sister unto -Willi, the king of Hu, she had _taken_ him to husband. Yea, verily, -_she had_ taken him. - -12 And Tino was a crafty man and artful. And whensoever he did -speak, behold, there was oil _upon_ his words, so that afterwards he -could slide them both this way and _also_ that way, as did him most -advantage. - -13 Verily, he was as full of lies as the hide of a dog is full of -fleas; and he was _for ever_ scheming for to hurt the people of En. - -14 And after he had continued in his evil ways _for_ a long time, -then did all the peoples that were joined together against the men of -Hu cry out in a loud voice, saying with one accord, Is there no one -_amongst_ all our brethren that will rid us of this turbulent beast? - -15 And there was one, amongst them, a _certain_ man, and his name, it -was Jon. And he straightway set sail in a boat, and on the third day -he came to Athens. - -16 ¶ And _after_ he was arrived there, he did make his way into the -presence of Tino, that was the king, and he did smite him _one_. - -17 Yea, he lifted up his foot against him, and did catch him _with_ a -lusty stroke. - -18 And he commanded his servants that they should bring him a caravan -for to carry Tino thence. And Sophia did he put _into_ it also, and -Tino's oxen, and his ass, and everything _that was_ his. - -19 ¶ And after it was ready, then did Tino get him thence. And he -departed into a far country, even unto _that_ place where his caravan -now resteth. - -20 And _he did_ leave his second born for to rule in his stead, -thinking in his heart, This one, he shall keep warm _the seat_ for me. - -21 Now when word was brought unto Willi _concerning_ Tino, that was -his brother, and _concerning_ all the things that had happened unto -him, then waxed he very wroth. - -22 ¶ And he spake unto all the nations of the earth, crying out in a -loud voice, and saying, Who _shall_ lay hands on the king? And who -lay hands on the Lord's anointed? - -23 Verily, the time draweth nigh when I will vanquish mine enemies -utterly, and Tino, he shall go up _again_ unto that place from whence -_he hath_ come down. - -24 ¶ And after he had spoken these _words_ unto all the nations of -the earth, then did he repair unto the secret chamber of his palace. -And he called unto him certain of his servants; and Mud, that was his -son, him _also_ did he call unto him. - -25 And he put on sackcloth and ashes and did raise his voice in -lamentation over Tino, and over Sophia, _that was_ his wife, saying, -How are the mighty fallen, and _those_ of an high estate cast down -from their high places! - -26 I am disturbed _because_ of thee, my Tino, for thou wert more unto -me than a brother. Very pleasant hast thou been unto me, and -wonderful thy ways _towards_ me. - -27 Thine heart, _it was_ deeper than water, and thy tongue as subtil -as the smile of a woman _that_ knoweth. - -28 The ball of _thine_ eye was a full moon that ripeneth corn, and -thy teeth stood _out_ like sentinels of ivory without the gate of -Paradise. - -29 Thou _hast_ fallen very low, my Tino; very low hast thou fallen -indeed, for thou liest with thy face in the dust, neither is there -any help _in_ thee. - -30 How are the mighty fallen, and _those_ of an high estate cast down -from their high places! - - - - -CHAPTER VI. - -1 _The rulers send unto Artemas_. 4 _He seeketh the Lord High -Physician_. 22 _And findeth him_. 23 _One carrieth a multitude of -papers_. 27 _A man of fat hoppeth wonderfully_. 31 _The scribe -performeth also_. 37 _Wherefore he is sent away_. - - -Now it came to pass that the rulers sent word unto me, _saying_, -Stand forth, and show thyself unto a physician, for we have need of -thee to smite the men of Hu. - -2 And I rose up from my bed _and_ anointed myself with sweet oil and -did shave the hair from off my face _with_ a razor. - -3 And I did don my richest apparel and did put in the pocket of _it_ -a brush for the teeth, fearing lest they should _straightway_ send me -into battle, and mine habitation, I should see it no more. - -41 ¶ And after I was made ready, _I did_ hie me unto the place -appointed. - -5 Now when I was come there, I saw a man; and he was one of the -fighters of En, being _also_ a scribe. - -6 And I drew nigh unto him, and I did salute him saying, Peace be -unto thee, brother, and peace be _upon thy_ father's house. -Nevertheless, he heeded me not, but did continue in the task that he -was doing. - -7 And after he had writ all _that which_ he was minded to write, and -more also, then lifted he his eyes towards me. And he spake unto me -in a _voice_ of thunder, saying, Wots-yer nime? - -8 And because the language that he spake, it was strange unto mine -ear, and because the look upon his face, _it was_ terrible, therefore -did I seek for to pacify him. - -9 And I said unto him, Whatsoever thou hast _said_, verily, it is so; -and who be I to gainsay thee? But what be the _meaning_ of it, that -indeed I know not. - -10 Now there was one that _came_ after me, a young man, benign of -countenance; and he did understand the meaning _of it_, and he -interpreted it unto me, - -11 So I made answer, and I said unto him _that_ asked, Behold I am a -citizen of Lon, a poor scribe, and my name, _it is_ Artemas. - -12 Wherefore he did write down Artemus. And _after_ he had written -it so, he spake unto me again, saying, Get thee to the physician, -that we may know what _manner_ of man thou art. And I gat me thence. - -13 And I came unto a certain place, where four winds _did_ meet. And -I did take _up_ my stand in that corner of it that was most draughty; -and I did wait. - -14 And after I was become hardened by _the length_ of my vigil, then -did the Lord High Physician send out an herald. - -15 And he stood upon the step _of the_ house wherein the physician -was hid, and he called out in a loud voice, saying, Artemus. - -16 And the eyes of them that were round _about_, they did look on me -with envy; and there was hate in their hearts also because I was -summoned for to go up _before_ them. - -17 And when I was come within the house, behold, _there was_ a man, -and he commanded me that I should take off my raiment, that was also -my richest apparel. Yea, whatsoever I did _have_ on, that did he -command me _to_ take off. - -18 And the mandate troubled me greatly, for I was a young _man_ and -loth to reveal my loveliness _before_ all the world. - -19 And because I was backward in setting about it, therefore did he -hearten me _with_ words; yea, he did bid me that I should get me a -move _on_. - -20 And I did get me a move _on_; but all else _I did_ get me off. - -21 And when I was become naked enough, then did he measure the height -of my stature, and _what_ it was. And I was weighed in the balance, -also, _and_ found wanting. And afterwards he did take me unto the -Lord High Physician. - -22 ¶ And there were others in that _room_, being in like straits to -myself. And each _of us_ did eye his fellows with a great contempt, -for, verily, _we were_ a sorry lot, and strangely made. - -23 ¶ Now he that went up before me, he did carry in his hand a -multitude of papers. And he spake unto the Lord High Physician, and -_he said_ unto him, Behold, I am sick unto death. - -24 And after the Lord High Physician had taken stock _of him_, and -after he had read that which was writ upon the papers, then spake he -unto the young man, and he said, - -25 It seemeth unto me that thou art a vigorous youth and hefty. But -if, peradventure, _thou art_ sick unto death, what _matter_ the means -to thy end? And he did send him forth. - -26 And the young man was amazed, for he had paid one hundred talents -of gold for _that which_ was writ upon the papers, being assured that -he might work the matter by _force_ of their numbers. - -27 ¶ And after him there stood forth another. And he was a man given -_over_ to fatness, so that even in his resting moments he was -continually _out of_ breath. - -28 And the Lord High Physician _spake_ unto him in these words, -saying, Stand thou upon thy right leg, _and_ hop; and he did hop. - -29 And the Lord High Physician spake unto him again, _saying_, Stand -thou now upon thy left leg, _and_ hop; and he did hop upon his left -leg also. - -30 And, behold, his stomach, it did shake _before_ him, for it was -_of a_ size, and loose withal. Wherefore, the hopping of him, _it -was_ a matter of delight. - -31 ¶ And after it was finished, then did the Lord High Physician -command me to stand forth; and _I did_ stand forth. - -32 And when he had seen me, _what_ I was, he said unto the scribe -that attended him, Verily, this man's nakedness _becometh_ him ill, -and his body, it lacketh meat. So let _it be_ recorded of him. - -33 And he spake unto me again, saying, Read now the symbols that -_thou seest_ before thee. And because they were _beyond_ the sight -of mine eye, therefore spake he unto the scribe again, saying unto -him, Verily, the fool hath not even eyes to see. So let _it be_ -recorded of him. - -34 And he did smite me upon the chest, and he ordered me _to say_ -unto him, Ninety-nine. - -35 And he did smite me upon the stomach, being in a tender place, and -on _the top_ of the back did he smite me also. - -36 And he commanded me that I should perform the hop; and I did -perform it. And I did do other things _also_, and did disport myself -_about_ the floor. And the eyes _of_ the man of fat, they were -filled with satisfaction. - -37 ¶ And after the Lord High Physician, he had marked me for _what_ I -was, he called a servant unto him, and he commanded him, saying, Take -thou _this_ man out of my sight. And I departed out of his sight for -ever. - -38 And I returned unto mine habitation, taking also the brush for the -teeth that I had brought away. - -39 Neither did the rulers send unto me again, for _what_ I was, it -was writ upon the records, and _what_ I was, behold, _it was_ enough. - - - - -CHAPTER VII. - -1 _Concerning the peace-mongers_. 8 _Willi speaketh concerning -peace_. 10 _And expoundeth the meaning of the word_. 15 _Artemas -beholdeth a vision_. 21 _Wherein David slayeth his thousands_. 26 -_And meeteth with Willi and Mud_. - - -Now there were certain men in the land of En, and their talk was _for -ever_ concerning peace. - -2 And the _manner_ of its attainment, this considered they not at -all; neither did they concern _themselves_ with the price to be paid -for the blessings of it. - -3 And though they were few _in number_, nevertheless, they were loud -of voice; and a man that shouteth out, he is heard above a thousand -_that be_ silent. - -4 And there was no reason _in them_, nor any words in their mouths -save only, Peace, peace, peace. - -5 And if one said _unto them_, Will ye crave peace _of_ a tyrant? -Then would they make answer, and they would say, Give us _only_ peace. - -6 And whosoever questioned them, saying, How long this peace, and in -what manner _shall it_ be assured? And would ye that our sons be -dead in a lost cause? To him would they make answer, and they would -say, Give us _only_ peace. - -7 And because there was no other word ready unto their tongues, -therefore _some_ called them Boloscheviks, and _some_ did call them -mad; but many did call them merely traitors. - -8 ¶ Now, when Willi, that was the king of Hu, _did speak_ concerning -peace, a certain man _that was_ of Amer, he approached unto him, and -he questioned him, saying, Explain me now this peace, and expound -_its meaning_ unto me. - -9 And tell me also, I beseech thee, what things be requisite _of_ -thine enemies that _peace_ may come unto all peoples? - -10 ¶ And Willi did expound the _meaning_ of the word, even as the man -of Amer did beseech him. And he spake unto him in these words, -saying, - -11 This and that also shall our enemies perform. And they shall -return unto us _all those_ lands which they have taken away; and we -will behave in _like manner_ unto them, keeping only _whatsoever_ -seemeth good unto us. - -12 And there shall be a making _right_ of the boundaries that do -separate us from our neighbours; _peradventure_, they shall lose a -little in the doing of it. - -13 And the might of the Most High Lord of War, it shall be acclaimed -of all the world; and _afterwards_ there shall be peace. - -14 And the man of Amer, he spake unto Willi, and he said unto him, -Verily, the peace, _concerning_ which thou hast spoken unto me, it is -_indeed_ the peace that passeth understanding. - -15 ¶ Now it fell out on a time, that I, being Artemas, the scribe, -did fall into a deep sleep. And whilst I slumbered, lo! a vision -came _unto me_ in a dream, and I beheld _things_. - -16 And I saw a river that was wide; and the beginning and the end _of -it_, they did reach beyond man's sight. - -17 And on one side of the river, _it was_ War; and on the other side -of the river, _it was_ Peace. - -18 And, even as _I looked_, there came one David, a man of Cam, and -chief amongst the rulers in the land of En. - -19 And in _his_ right hand he did carry a flaming sword; and in _his_ -left hand he did carry a picture of the man Winston. And he took up -_his stand_ at the crossing over of the river. - -20 And it came to pass that the hosts of Hu drew nigh, fleeing before -the swords of their adversaries. And they came unto the _crossing -over_ of the river. - -21 ¶ And David said _unto him_ that was first, Whither goest thou? -And he replied _unto him_, saying, I go unto the Land of Peace. -Suffer me, I beseech thee, that I may pass over. - -22 And David cast an eye upon him. And he said unto him, Say now, -_therefore_, Best oration. And, behold, he could not frame to -pronounce it right, for the word, it was a stranger in his mouth. - -23 But he spake as one afflicted _of his_ speech, and did stutter -most abominably. - -24 And David took him; and he lifted high the flaming sword and slew -him at the _crossing over_ of the river. - -25 And so it was with all that came up thither, _because_ they could -not frame to pronounce _it_ right; wherefore many perished on that -day. - -26 ¶ And when David had made an end of all _of them_, a noise of -trembling arose. And I did see Willi, that _was_ the king of Hu. - -27 And Mud, that was his son, behold, he was _with him_; and they -were hid amongst the rushes _of_ the river. - -28 And when David saw them, he beckoned _with_ his finger, saying -unto them, Come hither, ye laggards, and ye that are hanging behind. -Come, for _this_ is the passage to Peace. _Nevertheless_ they came -not unto him. - -29 And when he perceived that they came not unto him, then did he -take off his garments from _about_ him, and he descended unto them in -all his awfulness. - -30 And in _his_ right hand he did carry the flaming sword; and in -_his_ left hand he did carry a picture of the man Winston. - -31 And when he was come _amongst_ them, he did raise up the flaming -sword on high, and he said unto them, Say now, therefore, Restoration. - -32 And on the instant I did wake, and my dream, it was flown away. -Neither was it vouchsafed unto me again for to see the end of the -vision. - - - - -CHAPTER VIII. - -1 _Sundry happenings in En_. 5 _The women are full of foreboding_. -10 _Concerning the Flag Days_. 14 _The men cry aloud_. 18 _And are -succoured_. 20 _Concerning lotteries_. 29 _Much money is brought by -the people_. 30 _Wherefore the rulers awaken_. - - -Now these things happened in the land of En, and _these are_ the -things that did come to pass. - -2 And howsoever a matter fell out, then did men say, Verily, it is -_so_ because of the war. - -3 Yet, it was _a reason_ for all the things that were left undone; -and the things that were done, these also it _did_ fully justify. - -4 Wherefore many waxed uneasy, fearing how it would be _for them_ -when the war, it should be over. - -5 ¶ Now the women of the land, they were full of foreboding, knowing -not when their garments, they _might be_ taken from them. - -6 And they did _make_ pretence, the one unto the other, concerning -their purple and concerning their fine linen also. - -7 And they would speak in this wise, _saying_, Dost thou perceive the -poverty of mine apparel, and _how_ frugal I am become in the matter -of it? - -8 Therefore do I wear these _poor_ rags that thou seest, having none -others, save only _some_. And they would shed a few tears for the -hardness of their lot. - -9 Nevertheless, the vendors of apparel _did_ flourish in that day; -neither did the women of the land go naked _before_ the world. - -10 ¶ Now the days that men called Flag Days, they did grow _in -number_ beyond all computation. - -11 And the sellers _of_ flags, they did infest every place, so that -to escape from them, _it was_ beyond the power of man. - -12 And whensoever a man did venture forth from his habitation on a -day _that was a_ flag day, assuredly, that _man_, he was lost. - -13 And the damsels and the old women also, they would follow _after -him_, and they would ensnare him by the way. - -14 ¶ Wherefore all the men lifted _up_ their voices unto heaven, and -they cried aloud in _their_ distress. And the rulers heard them. - -15 And they sent unto the sellers _of_ flags, even unto the damsels -and unto the old women _did they_ send, and they said unto them, - -16 Forasmuch as ye have harried the men of the land _beyond_ all -reason, and the fighters that were come home, _ye have_ driven them -back into battle; - -17 And because ye have followed _after them_, having no pity in your -hearts, _therefore_ shall ye pursue them no more. - -18 ¶ But whatsoever place shall be appointed unto you, there shall ye -continue. Verily, ye shall be even as pillars of salt, and _shall_ -stand still. Neither shall ye remove yourselves _out of_ that very -place. - -19 And after the rulers had spoken, it came to pass that a little -rest was vouchsafed _unto_ the men; but the damsels, and the old -women also, _they were_ sad and sore at heart. - -20 ¶ Now because _there was_ need of money for to buy the munitions -of war, and because it was necessary for _other things_ also, -therefore did the rulers set them about for to get it. - -21 And there were certain men and they said, Let us now make us a -lottery, and let there be a prize _to it_ also. - -22 Peradventure the people will bring them a mighty weight of money -_for_ the hazard, and the treasury, it will become full up _and_ -flowing over. - -23 And though every man did agree that it was so, nevertheless, the -rulers, they dared not _to do_ it. - -24 For they feared the Pharisees that did speak in their tabernacles -against it. And the Pharisees at that _time_, they were a power in -the land of En. - -25 Nevertheless, it did come to pass in otherwise. For _there were_ -two bazaars in the city of Lon; and the one was _of_ Har, and the -other, it was _of_ Sel. - -26 And they set them up counters that the people might bring them -_money_ for to lend it unto the rulers; also, they made them a -lottery _of it_. - -27 And when _the matter_ of their design, it was noised abroad, and -that they did scheme to make them a lottery _of it_. - -28 Then all the people hied them thither _with_ one accord, and they -did lend them money unto the rulers with a very ready hand. - -29 ¶ And after it was all counted up, behold, _the sum_ of it was -very great, passing all belief. - -30 ¶ But when the rulers heard about it, they sent word unto the -bazaars, commanding them that they should do _this thing_ no more. - -31 Nevertheless, they forbad not the hazard _in a_ race, which -profiteth only a few. - -32 Yet were they loth to suffer a lottery, that was made to advantage -_the course_ of the war. - - - - -CHAPTER IX. - -1 _Concerning food_. 4 _The people do wait in a line_. 11 _And seek -the truth_. 13 _An old man lacketh butter_. 17 _He getteth all -else_. 18 _Concerning the cards_. 24 _Certain of the people do -hoard_. 26 _They pay the penalty_. 27 _The prudent man and the -woman that had no sugar_. - - -Now there came a time when there was no more food in En save _only_ -enough for to feed the people. - -2 And the gluttons of the land cried out in their vexation, _because_ -they glutted them no more. - -3 And it became a custom _amongst_ the people that they should hie -them unto the bazaar for to wait _without_ the portal of it. - -4 ¶ And they would gather themselves together _in a_ line hoping -that, perchance, a little meat would be vouchsafed unto them. - -5 And they did complain loudly amongst themselves and did make their -faces _of a length_; and they cursed the rulers shamefully. - -6 Yea, there were many that forgot _it was_ a time of war, for their -minds were not on it, being gone _down_ into their stomachs. - -7 Now it fell out on a night that I pursued my way along an highway -in the city of Lon. - -8 And, behold, there was a multitude of people, being _in a_ line, -and it reached unto a long _way_ off. - -9 And I perceived that they were a merry lot _and_ full of mirth. -Yea, they were _like_ unto none of them that I had seen before. - -10 And I drew nigh unto them, for I was amazed. And I sought to -inquire what manner of victuals it was that _did put_ them in the -humour. - -11 ¶ And when I was come near _enough_, then did I see the name of it -and _what_ it was, and behold, that _which_ they waited for, it was -Nothing but the Truth. - -12 And so _it was_ in the land, that to buy of laughter, they grudged -them not the waiting; but to get them a morsel of food, that was _a -matter_ in other wise. - -13 ¶ Now there was a certain man, and he was an old man and full of -cunning; and his stomach, it did trouble him for _a little_ butter. - -14 Wherefore he writ him a list, and he did put down all the things -that he needed not; and in the midmost part of it, he put down also -_a little_ butter. - -15 And after it was writ, he sent it unto the bazaar, hoping by this -means to get him that for _which_ his soul did crave; and he prayed -without ceasing all that night. - -16 And when it was morning, there came one from the bazaar unto his -habitation; and he did bring with him all those things that the old -man, which was full of cunning, he had put down. - -17 ¶ Yea, all _of them_ did he bring save only _a little_ butter for -to fortify the old man's faith in prayer. - -18 ¶ Now these were the days of cards, and the number of them, it -increased continually. - -19 And there were food cards, and fuel cards, and cards of -registration, and sugar cards, and cards of insurance, and cards of -exemption also. - -20 And whosoever did lose his cards, verily, the state of that man, -it _was_ terrible. - -21 For he could get him no sustenance for to live. And a man that is -not insured, to die were the last of his follies. - -22 Moreover, because the card of his exemption, it was lost, -therefore, in _either_ case, he was become of the fighters of En. - -23 Yea, even though he were possessed of the joker, nevertheless, it -availed him nothing; for it was a new game, and the joker was not in -the pack. - -24 ¶ And certain of the people did gather them victuals secretly and -in great abundance, and they did put them on one side and _they did_ -hoard. - -25 Neither did they consider the needs of the poor, being satisfied -with their own bellies, that they should be full up. - -26 ¶ And they did pay for their selfishness in the penalty; yea, for -the mighty atom that they did hide away, they paid for it in the -penalty. - -27 ¶ Now there was a certain man of the land of En, and he was the -father of many children; wherefore he was become prudent, and he was -for ever looking _in front_ of him. - -28 And it came to pass that he did go unto an inn. And he commanded -the servant that was there, saying unto him, Bring me a measure of -tea, that _I may_ drink. - -29 And the servant did bring him the measure of tea, and he did set -it down _before_ him. And he that would drink, he did take from his -pocket a little _white_ sugar. - -30 And after he had used _of it_, he did put upon the table that -sugar _which_ was remaining over. - -31 Now there was a certain woman sitting nigh unto him. And her -husband, _that_ was a great man, he did sit _beside her_. And she -was garbed in new purple. - -32 And there was a great weight of precious jewels _upon her_, yea, -even unto the fastenings of her sandals _was_ she bright with -precious gems. - -33 And she did look _at_ the sugar greedily, for she coveted it. And -_because_ she was too proud to steal, therefore did she approach unto -the man. - -34 And she threw herself _down_ at his feet and she buried her face -in the dust, crying out, My lord, my lord, see _how_ thine handmaiden -prostrateth herself before thee. - -35 And he said unto her, Woman, arise. And she rose up. And he -spake unto her again, _saying_, Tell me, I beseech thee, _the reason_ -of thy supplication; for he was full of prudence, and, because she -was a woman, therefore did he trust her not. - -36 And after she had kissed his hand, she said unto him, Behold, my -lord, thine handmaiden hath got her a measure of tea, _and_ it -lacketh sweetness. - -37 Therefore, I pray thee that thou givest _unto me_ a morsel of -sugar, for thy servant, she thirsteth mightily. - -38 And when he saw how _it was_ with her, he gave her a morsel of -sugar, being the sugar that _he had_ brought with him. - -39 And after she had blessed his name, _and_ the name of his father, -_and_ all his seed also, she returned unto her husband being well -content. - -40 And this was a thing that _did_ happen because there was war in -the land. - - - - -CHAPTER X. - -1 _The fighters from afar off_. 4 _Concerning the men of Cann_. 10 -_Concerning the men of Anz_. 20 _Concerning the men of Saf_. 24 -_The greeting of the damsels_. 27 _One is chosen_. 31 _She uses -artifice_. 34 _The means of escape_. - - -Now _there was_ in the host of En a great number of men that did come -from afar off; neither considered they distance as anything _against_ -the righteousness of a just cause. - -2 And there were men of Anz, and men of Cann, and men of Ind, and men -of Saf, and men that did come _from_ other lands also. And all of -them were hardy men and full of valour, so that no man could say -_concerning_ them, Behold, these people, they are more valiant _than_ -the others. - -3 And when they went out _for_ to fight, there were never men more -terrible than these. Yea, in the heat of the battle, there was not -_one_ of the men of Hu that could stand up _against_ them. - -4 ¶ Now, the men of Cann were very bold, _being_ strenuous of purpose -and knowing not fear. Also, _they were_ full of a great vim. - -5 And it came to pass that they were sent against one _of the_ -strongholds of the men of Hu. And it was a place that was girded -round with cunning devices, and the fortifications _of it_, they were -stronger than iron. - -6 And when they had pitched their camp _before_ it, behold, all the -garrison did band themselves together, and they did arm themselves -with mighty weapons, being resolved that the men of Cann, they should -not take that _place_. - -I Nevertheless, their resistance, _it_ availed them nothing; neither -was there any power either of earth or of hell for to stay the men of -Cann in the violence _of their_ onslaught. - -8 For they were a valiant lot, scornful _of_ danger and unafraid to -die. Also, _they were_ full of a great vim. - -9 Wherefore, they called the name of that place Vimy Ridge, meaning, -_because_ it was taken with a great vim. And so it is known even -unto this day. - -10 ¶ Now the men of Anz did come from a land at the other _side_ of -the earth, being six weeks journey _in_ a ship. - -11 And certain _of them_ were sent unto Egypt for to make them ready -to fight; and they sojourned there many days. - -12 And the fire of their ardour burned very bright in that land; yea, -the flame of it did blaze forth _even_ as a living thing. - -13 Now there was a _certain_ rock that was set in the sea, being an -high rock and formidable. And _it was_ in the hands of the enemy. - -14 And because of the bravery of the men of Anz, therefore were they -charged _with_ the taking of it. - -15 And they went out against it in boats; yea, in little _boats_ did -they row them up for to take it. - -16 And every contrivance of man and all the inventions of the devil, -they were turned _against_ them for to drive them back. - -17 Nevertheless, they gat them on; even unto the high rock did _they_ -get them on. - -18 And when they were come up _to it_, they descended out of their -boats, and they _did_ take it by the strength of a mighty attack. -Yea, they did climb unto the top of the high rock, _and_ they did -take it. - -19 And in all the war there was no deed done _that was_ more valiant -than this. - -20 ¶ Now the men of Saf were divided into two parts. And some _of -them_ did come unto En for to be with the host; and some _of them_ -did fight against the men of Hu in Geaf, being _that_ land which was -next unto Saf. - -21 And they prospered exceedingly in their enterprises, so _that -they_ were famed for renown amongst all the peoples of the earth. - -22 And they did capture the land of Geaf by the edge _of the_ sword; -even from the men of Hu did they capture it. - -23 Nevertheless, it was an harassing task and full of peril; -wherefore the glory of their triumph, it did shed a light _upon_ -their name that shall last for ever more. - -24 ¶ Now whensoever it happened that a fighter, _being_ of a land -afar off, did come unto the city of Lon, then would the damsels make -them _ready_ for to greet him. - -25 And they would _put on_ their chief raiment, and they would go -down unto the gates of the city for to meet him; and they would show -their teeth _at him_, and would allure him with sundry blandishments. - -26 And they would get him amongst them, and would take him on one -_side_. And they would speak unto him, _with_ subtil words. And -each of them would strive to entice him unto _her way_. - -27 ¶ And _after_ he had sorted them out, the one from the other, the -wheat from the chaff, and the corn from the tares, then would he go -forth _with her_. - -28 And she would be a guide unto him, and a friend also. And she -would show him _things_ and would whisper in his ear. - -29 And she would speak unto him _concerning_ his own land, being a -country whither she was for a long _time_ back inclined. - -30 And she would look at him in a _certain_ way; yea, notwithstanding -that he needed not a spur, nevertheless, she _would_ urge him with -her eyes. And because he had chosen her _above_ all the others, -therefore would he caress her. - -31 ¶ And after that he had caressed her to her liking, so that her -soul cried _out_ for more, then would she seek for _to gather_ him in. - -32 And she would speak unto him concerning her _points_ and -concerning the things that she could do. Yea, she would fill her -mouth _with_ lies, seeking to make herself perfect. - -33 And she would look upon him with large eyes; and she would say -unto him, Verily, _thou art_ a man; and thy strength, it terrifieth -me. And if he strove for to comfort her _because_ she feared his -strength, then was he lost indeed. - -34 ¶ Yea, unless he had taken unto himself a wife _before_, there was -no help in him. For the wiles of the damsels, they worked in devious -ways; but the end of the ways, assuredly, it was _for ever_ the same. - - - - -CHAPTER XI. - -1 _Concerning one that abhorred strange tongues_. 3 _He meeteth with -a damsel_. 14 _And falleth unto her_. 15 _Concerning the writing on -the board_. 24 _A certain man disturbeth his companions_. 29 _He is -delivered from tribulation_. 33 _Whereby another suffereth in his -stead_. - - -Concerning sundry happenings that befell the fighters of En _when_ -they went out with the host. - -2 Now there was a _certain_ man that went unto the war. And when he -was arrived nigh unto the camp, he was commanded to seek a certain -habitation and to sojourn there. - -3 ¶ And on the morrow after he was come into that house, he beheld a -damsel. And, lo, _she was_ fair as the blossom of the pomegranate -and graceful as a roe that skippeth _upon_ the mountains. - -4 And her neck, it was like unto a tower _that is_ of ivory, and -there was red upon her lips; also, she had doves' eyes _and_ full of -softness. - -5 Now in his youth he had _given_ him over unto idleness, heeding not -instruction and scorning all strange speech. But the time of his -repentance, it was at hand, _because_ he had no words for to tell her -all that which was in his heart. - -6 Nevertheless, after he had gazed long _enough_ upon the beauty of -her, he was moved to make him trial with his tongue. And he spake -unto her despairingly in _these_ words, saying Hast thou the coat -_of_ my father? - -7 And because he could not _frame_ to pronounce it right, therefore -did she understand him not. Nevertheless, she did smile upon him for -himself, and because of _the way_ of him also. - -8 And when the next day was come, he espied _the maiden_ from his -window; and she was walking in the courtyard of their habitation. -And he descended unto her, seeking advancement in _her_ eyes. - -9 And when he had greeted her _with_ his hand, and had put his -countenance in _the shape of_ his adoration, then spake he more words -_after_ the manner of before. And he said unto her, Hast thou a -morsel of bread? Nay, my friend, but _I have_ a little cheese. - -10 Nevertheless, she understood no word of _all_ that which he did -say. But because he spake from out of his _depths_, therefore did -she perceive _the nature_ of his ailment. - -11 Now after the passing of the fourteenth day, _he did_ come upon -the damsel unattended and alone, in a place apart that was well -screened. And, behold, his speech _was_ all used up; neither had she -understood _the meaning_ of any of it. - -12 And there remained unto him no words, _save_ only two. And -because she had understood him not before, therefore spake he _them_ -unto him, and he said, Jer tame. - -13 And, lo, she held up her mouth on the instant, and _with_ her arms -she did seize him forthwith; yea, _she was_ filled with a great -understanding. - -14 ¶ And because he had put _the matter_ at hazard, therefore did he -fall _unto her_ on that day. - -15 ¶ Now there was a certain stripling of the men of En, and he was -journeying along a ditch, being nigh unto _that place_ where the host -of Hu, it was encamped. - -16 And it was a shallow ditch, _having_ no depth, and his path, it -was beset with dangers. Wherefore he tarried not by the way. - -17 And as he hasted him along, _behold_, there was a board, and it -stood up against him; and there was writing _on the board_. And he -stayed the order of his going for to read it. - -18 Now the missiles of the enemy, they were sent _against_ that spot -like the grains of a desert of sand being lifted by the wind. - -19 Nevertheless, he was full of determination for _to get_ him unto -the board. Wherefore he did lay him flat upon the ground; yea, even -as a worm doth travel, in like _manner_ approached he unto the board. - -20. And when _he was_ come thither (and by reason of his -perseverance, _he did_ come thither), lo, the writing, it was made -plain unto him; and he did see it, _what_ it was. - -21 And the words of it, being interpreted, _did say_, Get thee hence, -O fool, whilst yet thou remainest whole. For whosoever tarrieth -here, verily, he _shall be_ cut off in the height of his folly. - -22 And after he had seen the writing, _what_ it was, he did get him -thence; even as he came, that was in the manner of a worm, he did go -away from _that_ same place. - -23 And the curses that fell from that man's mouth, they did _shake_ -the two encampments. - -24 ¶ Now there was a certain man, being a fighter of the land of En, -and in the innocence of _his_ youth, he had taken unto himself a wife. - -25 And she was a woman loose of the jaw, so that _there was_ no peace -on earth for him. Yea, neither in the day _nor_ in the night was any -peace vouchsafed unto him. - -26 And when he was come amongst the host, he complained unto his -companions continually _concerning_ the soreness of his lot; and the -voice of his groaning was ofttimes _heard_ in the starry watches of -the night. - -27 And after they had borne with him for a long time _without_ any -respite, they were filled with a great hatred against that woman, -_that_ she should trouble them so. Yea, they abominated her utterly. - -28 And they conspired together for to deliver him, perceiving that -_there was_ no other means unto their own salvation. - -29 ¶ Wherefore it came to pass after the next occasion when they did -go _against_ the enemy, that they sent them word unto the officer -that was appointed, and they said unto him, - -30 In the heat of the encounter, in the forefront of the battle, _he -was_ smitten unto death. Also, we did bury him underneath the earth -for _to make_ assurance certain. - -31 And when they told him that _he was_ dead, it rejoiced him -greatly. And from that day forth he was as other men. - -32 But when his wife did hear about it, she put on sackcloth and -ashes, and, _during_ seven days, she did weep in the public places of -the city, crying out in a loud voice, and saying, My husband, Oh, my -husband. - -33 ¶ And on the eighth _day_ she gat her another. - - - - -CHAPTER XII. - -1 _The women upbraid one another_. 5 _The virgins that made them -munitions for the war_. 12 _Their anger_. 14 _They are appeased_. -15 _Concerning the choice of an habitation_. 25 _A chief factor -donneth wondrous apparel_. 33 _Wherefor one believeth him to be the -keeper of the gate_. - - -Now in the seventh month of the year and the first _week_ of the -month upon the second day, all the women of the land rose up together -and they made them an outcry, the one _against_ the other. - -2 And they upbraided them that were barren, because they bore not -children; and those that had begotten _a few_, they exhorted them to -continue _along_ the way. - -3 And the hearts of _the women_ were stirred within them, and the cry -of their sisters, it filled them with zeal for the undertaking. - -4 Nevertheless, there were certain men in the land that scoffed -aloud, saying, By the fruits of their labour _only_ shall ye know -them; and the words _that_ flow from a woman's mouth, what man shall -give them a meaning? - -5 ¶ Now there was a certain place in the land of En and it was _full -up_ of workers that did make them munitions for the war. - -6 And there were many women _amongst_ them also; and some of them -were married unto men; and the others, they were virgins. - -7 Wherefore it came to pass that the ruler of that place, he made him -a plan; and, behold, _it was_ after this manner. - -8 And he did design that whosoever amongst them should conceive and -be with child, there should be provision made for that woman to -sustain her during _the time_. - -9 And whosoever amongst them should be spoken for in marriage, unto -her there should be given _so much_ for her portion. - -10 Now the tongue of rumour was very busy in that place, _being_ a -place where women were, and many strange things were noised abroad -_amongst_ them. - -11 And it was reported that all the virgins, they must straightway -get themselves _with_ child; also, that there was offered a reward -_unto her_ that was the first amongst them for to do it; and the -reward, _it was_ in fifty shekels of gold. - -12 ¶ And when the virgins heard _about_ it, they waxed very wroth. -And they did tear their hair in the violence of their rage; and with -their mouths they _did_ utter terrible sayings. - -13 And they did say, Are we, then, _women_ of Hu that we should do -this wicked thing? Nay, the price of a virtuous woman, it is far -_above_ fifty shekels of gold. - -14 ¶ And after they had vented the violence of their indignation, -then was the matter expounded unto them; and their anger, _it was_ -appeased. - -15 ¶ Now it came to pass that the rulers did make them councillors -for _to be_ over the fighters of the air. - -16 And after it was done, and they beheld their handiwork, _they -said_, the one unto the other, Let us now get them an habitation lest -the rain come down and _they be_ spoilt. - -17 So they sent out messengers through all the city of Lon bidding -them spy out the land for to find an house _that was_ suitable unto -the purpose. - -18 And on the seventh day the messengers returned unto them, bringing -word that they had found them an house, _and_ suitable. And, behold, -they did purport to put the councillors inside a large building, -_being_ a museum. - -19 And when the rulers spake unto the people, and told them about it, -a great clamour arose _on the_ instant. And all the wise men did -take up their pens, and _they did_ write. And the foolish, also, -they did write them epistles as well. - -20. And _because_ in the eyes of the rulers it was a proper -habitation, _and_ suitable, therefore did they stand up against the -voice of the people for a long time. And they said unto them, - -21 Who _are ye_ to make a noise and in what manner doth it concern -you? Ye know full well that in _that_ place are men of Egypt, -ancient in years _and_ full of wisdom. Nevertheless, they complain -not, _neither_ do they cry out. - -22 But the people ceased not from their clamouring; and the wise men -wrote them more _epistles_, and the foolish wrote in likewise. But -the men of Egypt spake no word, being ancient in years _and_ full of -wisdom. - -23 And it came to pass _in time_ that the rulers, they relented their -resolve. And they found them another _house_ for the councillors, -saying, Because it is necessary to get them an habitation, lest the -rain come down and _they be_ spoilt. - -24 Nevertheless, the house that we did choose before, it was a proper -house, _and_ suitable, because it was big; also, it was a museum. - -25 ¶ Now there was a _certain_ merchant that dwelt in the city of -Lon. And he had taken _unto him_ a chief factor, a bumptious man -that was full of a great conceit. - -26 And when the rulers commanded the men of En that they should go up -for _to be_ with the host, then did the chief factor cast about in -his mind for _a means_ whereby he might remain whole. - -27 And he arrayed himself in a wonderful coat, _being_ of a blue -colour; and his legs did he cover--even down to his knees did he -cover them--_with_ cloth of a similar hue. And he put on ornaments -_of_ braid, and trappings _of_ divers kind. - -28 And because his legs were thin, being _like_ unto straws of a bad -harvest, therefore was he unstable _upon_ them. Yea, notwithstanding -the glory of his apparel, nevertheless, _he was_ wonky upon his feet. - -29 Now it came to pass that he was sent unto a _certain_ man with -whom his master was wont to make business; and he came _upon him_ -suddenly in all his fine array. - -30 And he spake unto him, saying, This and that, saith my master. -And the man knew not that he was the chief factor, thinking _only_, -This man, he showeth some understanding; _peradventure_ he will get -him on. - -31 Wherefore when another _occasion_ arose, he sent word unto the -merchant, saying, Send thou unto me that _man_, thy servant, whom -thou didst send unto me before, for he is a worthy fellow, knowing -also a little of that _concerning_ which he speaketh. - -32 And the merchant said unto him, Tell me further, that I may know -what man _it is_ concerning whom thou speakest. Then will I search -him out and I send him _unto thee_. - -33 ¶ And he answered him, saying, Verily, it is _that man_ whom thou -hast arrayed in wonderful raiment. By his legs thou _shalt_ know -him; and is he not the keeper _of thy_ door? - -34 And the merchant was filled with the light of a great -understanding, and he knew the man, whom _it was_; nevertheless, he -spake no word concerning it, thinking, - -35 Assuredly, _it is_ better to have a doorkeeper that possesses wit, -than a factor that _hath_ wonky legs. Therefore did he open not his -mouth. - - - - -CHAPTER XIII. - -1 _Darkness continueth in the city_. 2 _The damsels rejoice_. 4 -_The young men rejoice_. 6 _The maidens of an age rejoice_. 9 _A -certain man loseth his spouse_. 21 _He findeth consolation_. 24 -_The ways of the young things_. - - -Now the rulers ordained _that_ the city of Lon, it should continue in -darkness; and the hearts of many of the people, they were rejoiced -_because_ of it. - -2 ¶ And the damsels rejoiced openly, saying, Verily, _it is_ a time -that aboundeth in possibilities, - -3 Peradventure it will embolden _him_ somewhat in the wooing of me, -for love in a dark _place_, assuredly, it needeth no footwarmer. - -4 ¶ And the young men rejoiced also, saying, In the dark of the -night, in the very great darkness of the city, there shall I _tell_ -her the tale. - -5 And after that she is softened _towards_ me, then will I gather her -in. And I will quench my thirst _at the_ fountain of her lips, and -the rapture of her touch, it shall feed mine appetite _for_ love. - -6 ¶ And the maidens _of an_ age, they rejoiced as well. For she that -was thirty and five years old _when_ it was day, she was judged by -the shortness of her garments _after_ that it was become the night. - -7 And many damsels came unto the city of Lon from the country that -was round _about_ it, seeking to avail themselves of the darkness -that _was_ there. - -8 And they complained in their villages and in their towns _also_, -saying, Why is the city of Lon favoured _above_ other cities? - -9 ¶ Now there was a certain man, and _he was_ wedded unto a wife. -And it came to pass on an occasion that he did go with her along an -highway in Lon at _a time_ when it was dark. And she was garbed in -raiment that _was_ black, so that he did take hold _upon_ her arm, -fearing lest he should lose her. - -10 And whither they were going, that _did_ he know not, save only -that they sought the habitation of a friend, there to partake of -nourishment _and_, perchance, a little wine. - -11 And as they walked, behold, she raised her voice _against_ him. -And she did utter bitter sayings; and she told him _how_ he had -troubled her for a long time past. - -12 And she told him divers things also concerning himself and -concerning the things that he had done, and concerning the things -that he had left undone. And afterwards she did steep _herself_ in -silence. - -13 And as they proceeded upon their way, no word passing _between_ -them, they came unto a place where a multitude of people was gathered -together. - -14 And there was one of the multitude that did come between them. -Yea, for a moment the man, _he was_ parted from his wife, and the -grip of his hand, it was loosened from her arm. - -15 And when he was free of the multitude, _he was_ filled with doubt -concerning her, and concerning _which_ of them she was. - -16 Wherefore he seized an arm _at a_ venture, being the arm of a -woman in raiment of black. And because she spake no word, therefore -did he know that _it was_ verily his wife. - -17 And he continued on the way _with_ her towards the habitation of -her friend; and they came unto an house. And his spirit grew light -within him _because_ the victual and the wine also, they were become -very near. - -18 And whilst they stood _without_ the portal of that house, she that -was his wife, she did open the door of it _with_ a key. And he was -filled with amazement, nor understood how it was. - -19 And she beckoned unto him with her finger, that he should enter -_into_ that house. And he went in with her. - -20 And after _they_ were come inside, she did make her a light, and -he did see. And, behold, _the woman_, she was not his wife. - -21 ¶ Nevertheless, because she was garbed in raiment of black, and -was withal a comely damsel, _being_ not ill favoured, therefore did -he forgive himself his error. - -22 And when _the time_ came that he was returned unto his habitation, -he waxed very wroth with his wife. And he upbraided her soundly -_because_ she had lost him amongst the multitude. - -23 And she did forget to question him _concerning_ his doings on that -night, neither did he vouchsafe her any answer concerning them. - -24 ¶ Now whensoever it happened that _it was_ night, then did all the -damsels hie them forth into the highways of the city; and their -thoughts were of love _and_ their stomachs. - -25 And they would make them _in the likeness_ of a maiden forlorn so -that the young man, his heart was moved by the sight of their -desolation. - -26 And he would approach unto them _because_ of their state, and he -would make offer of himself for to be a companion unto them _and_ to -cheer them on their way. - -27 And he would say, Knowest thou _whether_ the warning, it hath been -given? And she would make answer unto him and she would say, Thine -handmaiden, _she_ is a stranger in the city, - -28 Nevertheless, she hath received a _warning_ concerning men, that -they be wicked and full of naughtiness. Therefore, get thee hence, -lest it come to the ears of my mother _about_ thee. - -29 And he would reason with her earnestly and he would entreat her -that she _should_ put her trust in him. - -30 And when he had pleaded with her long enough, then would she say -unto him, Verily, thou hast inclined me _towards_ thee with the -blandishments of thy tongue. - -31 Now, therefore, _let us_ away, for wheresoever thou goest, there -also will I go. And thou shalt do _unto_ me whatsoever seemeth good -unto thee. - -32 And she would take him with her; and wheresoever she did go, there -would he also go. And whatsoever seemed good _unto_ her, that did -she do unto him. - - - - -CHAPTER XIV. - -1 _Artemas adviseth the damsels and warneth them_. 9 _Concerning the -choice of an husband_. 14 _And the preparations for his enticement_. -18 _He cautioneth the hasty_. 20 _And counselleth flattery_. 22 -_And artifice_. 25 _He returneth again unto the choice of an -husband_. 28 _Concerning the terrible things_. - - -List not to the words of that man who _hath_ a leaning towards thee, -for he knoweth not _the things_ that he doth say. - -2 Let not thine head be uplifted by his flattery, or thy spirit grow -proud _because of_ his praise. - -3 Yea, if he compareth thine eyes to the stars, and thy teeth to a -necklet of pearls, and thine ear to a very _rare_ shell, then heed -him not, _for_ he lieth. - -4 Remember the rooster; it clucketh _so_ to the old brown hen. -Nevertheless, the countenance of an hen, being that _which_ it is, -hath little of comeliness about it. - -5 When a young man cometh unto thee, having buttons a thousand -_times_ burnished, think not that he doeth this thing for thy sake. - -6 For it may hap that he but seeketh favour _with_ his captain; or, -perchance, _it is_ his wife that sendeth him out thus. - -7 When thy man cometh back from the wars, pry not too deeply into his -carryings on during the time that he was away. - -8 For he is a man that hath done very much for thee. Therefore it is -meet that he should also have done _a little_ for himself. - -9 ¶ When thou choosest a young man for to husband thee, mark him with -great circumspection, and regard him closely, _how_ he behaveth -against thy lures. - -10 There is one that carrieth upon his arm a coat of burr berri. He -walketh with thee through the meadows. And when thy footsteps -falter, lo, he spreadeth it _out_ upon the ground for to be a couch -_unto_ you. - -11 That man, he hath the makings of a _safe_ husband, for he -foreseeth things. - -12 Yea, verily, such an one _as this_, he shall turn him neither to -the right hand nor to the left hand; but when the _time_ that thou -hast appointed, it _be_ come, then shall he kiss thee full _upon_ the -lips. - -13 And he shall place his two arms around thee also, and he shall say -in a manner befitting thy lord all _those_ things that thou hast -willed him to say, so that thou shalt verily believe _for the_ -instant that thou hast not worked him. - -14 ¶ Whensoever thou goest forth _with_ intent, then shalt thou avail -thyself of the whole might of thine armoury. Moreover, if there be -anything lacking _in_ thee, scruple not to visit the bazaar for to -equip thyself more fully. - -15 Yea, if thy chest offend thee, fill _it_ out; and thy nose also, -if it cometh unto a blue colour by the blast of the wind, a morsel of -fine powder, _it shall_ suffice to restore thy comeliness. - -16 Lips of scarlet _and_ the pink cheek; lashes to veil thine eyes in -night, and twilight shadows for the _underneath_; - -17 Hair that fulfilleth the young man's desire; and teeth white as -ivory, set out in order. All _these_ things and more also shalt thou -buy with the money thy father doth get of his labour. - -18 ¶ Bring up thy mother in _the way_ she should go and restrain her -continually. Else shall she hold thee up before the young man's eyes -_without_ ceasing, wherefore thou shalt surely lose him. - -19 Consider the worm. It sitteth _on_ its hook in a quiet place, nor -followeth after the fish. Nay, rather doth it entice him _because_ -it sitteth aloof. Do thou, therefore, in like manner. - -20 ¶ When a young man speaketh unto thee concerning a miracle that -_hath_ saved him his life, then open thine eyes _into_ his, and call -him wonderful. - -21 For in this manner shalt thou remove the credit _of it_ from the -miracle and he will believe thy words. And he will perceive in thee -a multitude of charms that erstwhile had been hid. - -22 ¶ When a young man embraceth thee, say not unto him that he is -_the_ first for to do it; else will he think that thou speakest lies; -or, if he believe thee, assuredly he will look for _the reason_ of it. - -23 Nay, catch up thy breath in thy throat, and gasp as a bird being -strangled, saying unto him, Oh, Timothy (if _such_ his name shall -be), assuredly art thou _the_ first that hath kissed my lips _like -that_! - -24 For then will he believe thee, and thy words _will_ stir him -mightily. For flattery of the subtil kind, _it_ worketh a man; but -woman, she liketh _it_ very thick. - -25 ¶ Choose not a man to husband thee according to his means alone, -but according _to his_ meanness shalt thou choose him also. For how -shall it profit thee that his pocket _be_ deep, if thine arm be too -short _for_ to fathom it. - -26 Neither shalt thou choose him by the stars that _he doth_ wear -upon his arm; for thou makest choice of an husband and not _of a_ -liquid to drink. - -27 The king of thine heart shalt thou call him, and _also_ the lord -of thy life. But when thou speakest _concerning_ thy knight of love, -then spell thou _out_ the letters of it; verily, there be room for -misconception hereabouts. - -28 ¶ There are three _things which_ are too terrible for me, yea, -four which I know not: - -29 The way of a lioness with her cub; the way of a dog _with_ his -bone; the way of a miser _with_ his gold; and the way of a maid -_with_ her man. - -30 And whosoever shall meddle with any _of these_, he will rue it the -length of his days. Neither shall any man feel compassion towards -him, for he is condemned of his own foolishness. - - - - -CHAPTER XV. - -1 _Concerning the children of Israel_. 4 _Certain of them go up unto -the host_. 9 _Proper men are chosen_. 16 _Jericho is captured by a -stratagem_. 17 _An husbandman entertaineth guests_. 22 _A certain -young man taketh unto himself a wife_. 35 _His sufferings_. - - -Now there was much perturbation of spirit _amongst_ the children of -Israel because the fliers of Hu, they did come unto the city of Lon. - -2 And some of the tribes did hasten to get them _underneath_ the -earth; and some of them _did make_ a great exodus from the city, and -they did pass over unto the shores of the sea. - -3 Wherefore the people were in doubt _concerning_ what it was, and -some said, Verily, _it is_ the exodus that but repeateth itself. But -others made answer unto them, saying, Nay, brother, _rather_ is it -the Passover that happeneth again. - -4 ¶ Nevertheless, there were certain of the children of Israel that -behaved in _other_ manner. And they did go for to be amongst the -host of En. - -5 And men did know _this part_ of them for the fighting Judæans, or -King David's Own, or the Kosher Cavalry; yea, whichever of the names -came first unto their lips, by _that name_ did they call them. - -6 Now the Levites, that _were_ also Cohens, they complained in a very -low voice because they were not allowed for to go up, saying, Alas, -it is against the law of Moses for us _to do_ this thing. - -7 And the chief priest, he heard them. And _he was_ moved to -compassion by the hardness of their lot. Wherefore he made him an -ordinance. And he ordained that they should go up. Yea, all the -Levites, that were also Cohens, he gave them leave for to join the -host of En. And some _of them_ rejoiced. - -8 Now whensoever a man stood forth for to fight amongst the children -of Israel, _being_ the fighting Judæans, _or_ King David's Own, _or_ -the Kosher Cavalry, then did they send unto the chief physician _for_ -to make trial of his aptness. - -9 ¶ And if the chief physician did say, I have seen this man in _all_ -his nakedness, and, behold, he is a proper man to be amongst us, then -_was_ it so. But if he spake in otherwise, then _was_ it not so. - -10 Wherefore it came to pass that they were all men made _unto_ a -certain end; and if there was anything lacking _in them_, verily, it -was but a little thing and beneath notice. - -11 Now there was one amongst them, and his mind it was filled with -stratagems. And, _after_ they had been gathered together for a -length of time, he stood upon his feet, and he spake unto them in -these words, saying, - -12 Hail to you, my brothers, and, Hail to you, ye men of Israel! And -they answered him, _saying_, Hail! And when he perceived that their -ears, they were turned towards him, he continued with a loud voice, -and he said unto them, - -13 What of Jericho, and _what_ about it? Verily, the city of David, -_it hath_ fallen unto Gentile hosts, but the walls of Jericho, -behold, they are yet whole. Let us, therefore, _contrive_ the matter. - -14 And after that he had reminded them concerning Joshua _that_ -behaved in a cunning manner, he commanded them _accordingly_; and he -told each man _the thing_ that he should do. - -15 Wherefore it came to pass when the signal was given unto them, -that _they did_ blow upon their noses with a loud blast. Yea, they -did make a very great noise with their noses _because_ they did do it -all at one _time_. - -16 ¶ And when they awoke on the morrow, lo, the walls of Jericho, -_they were_ fallen down. And all the children of Israel rejoiced in -their tents _because_ they had contrived it; nevertheless, they -imparted unto no man the secret _of the_ blowing. - -17 ¶ Now there was a certain man in the land of En that was an -husbandman _and_ of substance. And he hired him captives of the men -of Hu for to plow his fields _and_ to sow his seeds _and_ to do that -which was requisite and necessary unto his land. - -18 And amongst them there was one that had formerly been wont to -shave the beards of his brethren _with_ a razor, and to prepare the -heads of them _with_ scissors. - -19 Now in the house _of the_ husbandman there were many guest -chambers, and they were for ever full. And _whensoever_ it happened -that his friends were come for to visit him _over_ the end of a week, -then would he send unto the man of Hu. - -20 And he would set him _at_ the hair of his friends, and he would -bid him take the scissors; yea, whosoever did come for to visit him, -the hair of that man's head, assuredly, _it was_ cut short. - -21 Neither was there any help in him, for the husbandman, _he was_ -resolved that the opportunity which was come, it should not be idly -cast away. - -22 ¶ Now there was a certain young man and he took unto himself a -wife, a comely maid and graceful as a young gazelle. - -23 And after that he had rewarded the priest for _all_ that he had -done for him, and after that he had taken leave of the guests that -were bidden to the marriage feast, he departed unto another city; and -the damsel _that was_ his wife, she went with him. - -24 For it was a custom in En that those who were newly wed should -steal _away_ secretly unto a place afar off, lest any man should spy -upon them and make him a report _about_ it. - -25 And after they had pursued their way for many hours, _they came_ -unto an inn, being that hostelry where they did intend to sojourn -through all the night. - -26 Now the damsel was a wily sort, _being_ sly and very artful; and -she had made her preparations for to blind the eyes of the curious. - -27 Wherefore she did carry her apparel in boxes that _were_ old, -fearing lest any man should laugh and wink his eye because of the -newness _of them_. And there was writ upon the boxes certain -symbols, being the first letters of her name _of_ yesterday. - -28 Now after they had subscribed their names unto certain writings -that were laid _before_ them, it was their single thought to close -their eyes in sleep, for _they were_ weary unto death because of the -journey. - -29 But the keeper of the inn, he was a man that _was_ full of -suspicion; and the damsel was comely to look upon. Therefore he -called the young man unto him. - -30 And he said _unto him_, Tarry yet a little while and haste thee -not away, for I would feign commune with thee concerning _a matter_. - -31 And he took the young man privately upon one side, and he -questioned him concerning _the matter_. And he said unto him, Tell -me, I pray thee, the name of the damsel? - -32 Now the young man, he had never been married before; also, he was -full of weariness, having an earnest desire to lay him down. And -because the question, it came on a sudden, therefore did he make -answer _without_ serious meditation. And he said, - -33 The damsel concerning whom thou speakest, verily, her name, _it -is_ Such an One. And he forgat that it was lately changed. - -34 And the keeper of the inn waxed very wroth; yea, his rage flew all -around him. And he spake unto the young man again, saying, Is thy -face then _of_ brass that thou speakest unto me thus? - -35 ¶ And what thou hast said, that have I suspected long _enough_, -for so it is writ upon the young _thing's_ baggage. Take heed, -therefore, and pay attention. Because it is late, therefore shalt -thou sojourn in my house _during_ the night. - -36 And the damsel, she shall sojourn here _also_. Nevertheless there -shall be a separation of two floors between you lest, _peradventure_, -ye come together by a chance. And to-morrow thou shalt proceed upon -thy way. - -37 And it was even as the keeper _of the_ inn had said. And when the -morning was come, they arose from their couches ere the sky was red -and they shook the dust of _that_ place from off their feet. - -38 And they hied them with speed to another place. And they said -unto the keeper of the inn that was there, We have come from a _very -distant_ city, and we have journeyed the whole night through. And, -now, behold, we are fatigued, and _there is_ no strength left in us. - -39 And because the young man, he forgat not the damsel's name -_again_, therefore were they permitted for to seek their couch. And -they slumbered heavily during _all_ that day. - - - - -CHAPTER XVI. - -1 _The scribe goeth forth_. 4 _He receiveth warning_. 6 _Concerning -a certain damsel_. 15 _The infernal regions_. 18 _A certain woman -maketh inquiry_. 21 _A guardian of the peace admonisheth him_. 26 -_The anger of the people_. - - -Now it came to pass that I did go _forth_ into the highways of the -city for to be amongst the young things that do gambol together, the -one with the other. - -2 And when I was come out, lo, it was night. And the stars were in -the sky, and the moon also, it was there. Verily, it was a night -_for_ love. - -3 And as I went my way, behold, there was a certain man, _being_ of -the guardians of the people; and in his right hand he did carry a -silver whistle. - -4 ¶ And I perceived that there was a paper about the middle of him, -even _upon_ his stomach did I see it; and writ upon the paper were -the words, TAKE COVER. - -5 Wherefore I did hie me thence, and I did repair unto a certain -eating-house, craving meat _for_ to nourish my bones and a little -wine _for_ to moisten my sinews. - -6 ¶ And when I was come into that place, behold, there was a damsel, -a daughter of the land of En, and comely withal. - -7 And _there was_ pride in her manner of bearing, and her eyes did -look forth as a morning in spring. Also, she was of the appearance -of twenty years. - -8 And even as I gazed upon the freshness of her, lo, the head of the -eating-house, being a stranger _in the land_ of En, he approached -nigh unto her, and he did make obeisance. - -9 And after he had wept _a little_, he entreated her leave for to -speak. And she commanded him that he should speak. - -10 And he spake unto her in these words, saying, Thy servant hath a -dungeon pertaining unto him; _it is_ a spacious dungeon, and roomy -withal. Therefore, I beseech thee that we go down into the -nether-most corner of it, which is a place of safety whither danger -cometh not. - -11 And after she had heard _all that_ he did say, then waxed she -wroth indeed. And she looked upon him in a _certain_ way, and she -spake unto him angrily, saying, - -12 Because thou hast dared to say _these_ things unto me, therefore -will I eat no more at thy table. - -13 Verily, the king of Hu, he may scatter me unto the stars, if _so -be it_ he can; but it is not _in him_ to send me down to thy dungeon. - -14 And notwithstanding that her words, they were lacking in wisdom, -nevertheless, I was filled with a great pride _because_ she was one -of the women of En. - -15 ¶ And after I was come out of that place, I did get me _down_ unto -the infernal regions that are underneath the earth. - -16 And the people that were there, they were in number as the hairs -upon the backs of twenty horses; and there were men of En _amongst -them_ also; yes, several of them did I see. - -17 And I perceived a great profusion of chattels, and goods in an -infinite variety. And the women that were _there_, they were eating -divers victuals for to sustain their bodies; but the children and -men, they did _take_ theirs from a bottle. - -18 ¶ And a certain woman that I knew not, she spake unto me in these -words, saying, I beseech thee, son of man, to impart unto me the hour -of our going up. - -19 And because the affair was not of my doing, therefore _neither_ -did I know the hour of the going up. Nevertheless, I scrupled not to -tell her the time of it, for _she was_ an old thing and full of -trepidation. - -20 Now the stink in that place, it was full of violence, being very -abominable, so that _I was_ like to be sick unto death because of it. -Wherefore, I did make haste for to get me out _of it_, fearing to -tarry there any longer. - -21 ¶ And after I was come up, I did go forth into the night. And -immediately I was espied by a guardian of the people; and _he_ -admonished me soundly. - -22 And he showed me an hole near by that was lately dug by the men of -Hu; and he told me _also_ concerning the danger attending on fools. -And he bade me take heed of his warning. - -23 But in all the time that he did speak unto me concerning my -safety, he spake nothing _concerning_ his own, so that I did marvel -greatly at his valour. - -24 Nevertheless, _he was_ a little man and fat, and the bristles of -his brows stood out _as_ an army at attention. - -25 And even as I yet delayed my going down, lo, one blew a bugle; and -immediately the people came out in their thousands from their places -_in the_ bowels of the earth. - -26 ¶ And I did go amongst the multitude for to hear them, and what -they said _about_ it. - -27 And when I had heard the things that I _did_ hear, I perceived -that they were greatly vexed in spirit; and the _manner_ of their -indignation, it was in two kinds. - -28 And they said many bitter things _against_ the men of Hu, because -of the thing that they had done. - -29 But they were provoked beyond measure against the rulers of En, -_because_ they did not do those things, and _more_ also, in the -cities of the land of Hu. - - - - -CHAPTER XVII. - -1 _The city of Lon is divided into parts_. 4 _Certain men get them -new names_. 7 _An heavy tax is imposed upon the traders_. 11 _A -dearth of paper arises in the land_. 13 _Concerning Northcliffe_. -16 _And concerning Welz_. 22 _Strange chariots are seen throughout -the land_. 25 _The ways of the charioteers_. - - -All Gaul is divided into three parts; but _at the time_ when there -was war, the city of Lon, it was divided into more parts than three. -And unto each part _there was_ a number given. - -2 And it was ordained that whosoever should write him an epistle unto -any man of Lon, he should write also the number of _the part_ upon -the outside of it. - -3 And all the people obeyed the commandment. But the rulers, and the -servants _of the_ rulers, they obeyed it not, being exercised with -the business of the war _so that_ they forgot all else. - -4 ¶ Now there were certain men and their names, they were framed -_after_ the manner of those of Hu. And it was a cause of continual -trouble unto them that their names, they were _what_ they were. - -5 And they gathered themselves together and they did commune, the one -with the other, _concerning_ their infirmity. And they cursed the -days of their births, and did pour loud murmurings of anger _upon_ -the heads of their ancestors. - -6 And, _afterwards_, they gat them new names. Yea, whatsoever name -seemed good _unto_ them, that name did they take for themselves, so -that no man ever _again_ did hold up his hands in horror at the -mention of them. - -7 ¶ Now the rulers laid a tax upon the profits of all the traders -that did make benefit during _the time_ when there was war. And it -was an heavy tax, so that little was left over. - -8 Wherefore all the traders set them out for to make that kind of -money _that is_ not amongst the profits. And they were hard put to -_for_ to do it. - -9 And they became full of generosity towards their servants, and they -did exercise great care in the preservation of their buildings, nor -grudged a little money for to make them beautiful. - -10 Yea, they were full of craft, and their cunning filled the hearts -of the righteous _sort_ with envy. And the money that they did make, -verily, it was not all of the kind _that is_ amongst the profits. - -11 ¶ Now it came to pass that a great dearth of paper arose -throughout the land, and all the people were afraid _because_ of it, -And they reasoned amongst themselves, the one with the other, -_saying_, - -12 By what means shall the scribes instruct us if, so _be_ it, the -paper be taken away? And who shall train us _up_ in the way we -should go? - -13 ¶ And there was a _certain_ man, and his name, it was Northcliffe. -And he called all the people unto him, and he spake unto them. - -14 And he went down on his knees _before_ them, and he besought them -earnestly and _with_ many tears that they should refrain from buying -that paper which did bear the _sign_ of The Times. - -15 And the power of his eloquence, it did move them mightily. Also, -his paper was _of the_ cost of two pennies at a time when two -farthings sufficed for another. Wherefore many did hearken unto his -prayer. - -16 ¶ Now there was a learned scribe, and his name, _it was_ Welz. -And he was the first amongst all the men of En that did fly unto the -moon. - -17 And it came to pass that he did set out for to get him paper, and -_he did_ get it. Yea, notwithstanding that it was _a time_ of war, -nevertheless, he did get him a great abundance of paper. - -18 And after it was got together, he sate him _down_ upon a seat, and -he did write. And after the writing was finished, he called certain -men unto him, and he did flip his fingers, _and_ he said unto them, - -19 Behold, there is a new God come to be over us. For I _that_ know, -I have written it. And what I have writ, verily, _it is_. And _it -was_ not. - -20 And he did get him more paper, and he sate him _down_ again, and -he did write. And after the writing was finished, he called certain -men unto him, and he did flip his fingers, _and_ he said unto them, - -21 Behold, there is no king for to reign over us. For I _that_ know, -I have written it. And what I have writ, verily, _it is_. And _it -was_ not. - -22 ¶ Now it came to pass about this time that many strange chariots -were seen throughout the land. And each one did carry _upon it_ a -mighty bag, a puffed out _thing_ of wonderful design. - -23 And they were those chariots that erstwhile had been wont to take -their motion _from_ a tank but, being converted, they now did take it -_from_ the bag. - -24 Nevertheless, it was whispered amongst the people that -notwithstanding that the bag, it was full, yet _would_ they move not -when the tank was empty. Wherefore many _did_ doubt the sincerity of -their conversion. - -25 ¶ Now whensoever it happened that a young man approached unto the -driver of a public chariot seeking for to hire him _at a price_, then -would the charioteer consider him for to see _the manner_ of man that -he was. - -26 And he would look upon the countenance of the young man; yea, from -the crown of his head unto the soles that were upon his feet, _he -would_ observe him narrowly. - -27 And if the young man pleased him, he would say unto him, Because -thou hast found favour _in_ mine eyes, therefore am I content. And -the hire, it shall be _at a price_. - -28 But if the young man was ill-favoured nor found favour in the eyes -of the charioteer _because_ he carried a mean look, then would the -charioteer say unto him, - -29 Begone, thou _man_ of little promise, for what have I _to do_ with -thee? Also, the wheels of my chariot are lacking in wind, _and_ I am -a man that hath an empty tank. - -30 Yea, howsoever it was, verily, he would have his _reason_. And -after he had finished speaking, then would he haste him away _for_ to -seek the man of his choice. - - - - -CHAPTER XVIII. - -1 _Food is measured out unto the people_. 4 _A certain woman hath an -appetite_. 12 _She retaineth it_. 13 _The ways of a young man_. 15 -_The rulers lay hands on the people's pleasures_. 23 _Concerning -certain amongst the makers of munitions for the war_. - - -Now the chief larderer of the land of En did send unto the people, -and he spake unto them concerning _the things_ that they should eat, -and concerning _how_ much. - -2 And he commanded them that they should partake of meat according to -a _certain_ measure, and of other things also, a weekly rate _for_ -every week, all the weeks of the war. - -3 And he cautioned all them that were given _over_ to the pursuit of -food, and he forbade them to eat of certain viands save only -according to the measure. And he gave all the people cards; yea, -unto every man, _he did_ give a card. - -4 ¶ Now there was a certain woman, _being_ a woman of an appetite, -and she lived in an house where four people were. And she went unto -the bazaar, and she did buy _her_ meat. - -5 And she did pay for it in five pieces of silver _and_ in four new -stamps. And the meat, it was to provide sustenance during all _that_ -week for them that were in the house. - -6 And when she was come home, she did put it in a safe _place_, -saying, Because it is a little meat, _therefore_ let us preserve it -until the Sabbath be come. - -7 Now it came to pass that two of them that did live in that house, -_they were_ called away; and the Sabbath was not yet come. - -8 And the woman, she was left alone with her husband; and the meat, -it did _also_ remain. And she lifted up her voice on high, singing -songs of jubilation _because_ the meat, it was grown double. - -9 And she said unto her husband, Let us therefore make us a festival, -and let us eat our fill, _and_ more also. And let us buy wine _of a_ -rare vintage for to cheer us on the day. - -10 And she went out and she did get her wine _of a_ rare vintage that -was very old. And her Sabbath eve was passed in joyful expectation. - -11 And _when_ the morrow was come, she made her preparations for the -festival. And she made her sauces of a choice flavour, and a -_little_ gravy also. And when the mixing of them, it was done, she -betook herself unto the safe _place_ where the meat, it was hid. - -12 ¶ And, behold, it was gone, being eaten _up_ of the cat. And the -anguish of that woman, _it was_ terrible. Neither did the sauces of -a choice flavour, nor the gravy, nor the wine of a rare vintage -suffice for to console her in _the time_ of her tribulation. - -13 ¶ Now whensoever it happened that a young man, being devoured of -love for a damsel, did seek for to pave _the way_, then would he wait -upon the damsel's mother. - -14 And he would bring with him seven small pieces of sugar and a -little butter, for _it was_ a sure means, nor ever failed of _its_ -purpose. - -15 ¶ Now the rulers made them a decree, and they ordained that a -measure of water, it should be added unto all the strong drink that -_was_ sold throughout the land. - -16 And the publicans made haste with a good heart for to fulfil the -rulers' behest; yea, wonderful _was_ their zeal in the doing of it. - -17 Wherefore that which was erstwhile strong, behold, _it was_ grown -very weak; nevertheless, there were some who contended that a little -_of it_, sprinkled upon ground where seeds were, it hastened _the -time_ of the harvest. - -18 And the rulers of the land did also make them a new ale, _being_ -of the colour of drink, but not otherwise. - -19 And all the blowers of froth, they came _together_ for to seek -enlivenment of it. Nevertheless, after that they had drunk all that -which the publicans did _have_, yet gat they not enlivenment. - -20 But they remained a miserable _lot_ and sober; verily, there was -not one amongst them that could say unto his friend on the morrow, - -21 Assuredly, _it was_ a goodly night and very pleasing, _for_ I did -get me rarely oiled, being bailed out _by_ my brother. - -22 Wherefore many did murmur against the rulers _because_ they -stretched forth their hands for to touch the pleasures of the people. - -23 ¶ Now it came to pass on occasions that _certain_ of the makers of -munitions for the war, being the foolish and the ill-advised amongst -them, they did cease from their labours because they were displeased. - -24 Peradventure they were dissatisfied on account of their hire, -seeking that _it should_ be added to by the matter of one farthing -_for_ every hour of their labour. - -25 And after they had rested them for a time, withholding their help -from their brothers that _were_ gone into battle, then that which -they asked, it would be given unto them. - -26 And they would take it as the fitting reward of _their_ -persistence, nor recked the farthing, that it was paid for in the -blood of valiant men. - -27 Nevertheless, there _were_ also others amongst the makers of -munitions that ceased not from their labours, nor rested them either -by day or by night, but _were_ for ever at it. - -28 And all the people honoured them, being thankful that such _as -these_, both the men and the women _of them_, they were left for to -prove the land of En _before_ the eyes of the world. - - - - -CHAPTER XIX. - -1 _Concerning the women_. 3 _Certain of them are rewarded_. 4 _And -certain of them go forth with the fighters_. 7 _And certain of them -become scribes unto the rulers_. 16 _Concerning revelations_. 19 -_The young man and the maiden that was full up_. - - -Now the things that came to pass amongst the women of the land, they -were of divers kinds _according_ to the manner of the women. - -2 And _those_ that before the war had been wont to ride through the -country carrying fire and brimstone, they became _full of_ zeal for -the glory of En. - -3 ¶ Wherefore they gat their reward, being vouchsafed the right to -speak on the choice of the rulers. And they were filled with -contentment, _saying_, the one unto the other, It is _the_ beginning. - -4 ¶ And certain of the women did go forth for _to be_ with the -fighters of En. And they were of two kinds. And some of them _were_ -Waacs, and some of them _were_ Wrens. - -5 And those that were Waacs, they were _of the_ land; and those that -were Wrens, they were _of the_ sea. - -6 And the things that _they did_ do made all men wonder, for they -avoided not the hardships of their brothers, but shared with them the -trials _on_ the way. - -7 ¶ And certain of the damsels did contrive for to get them work _at -the hands_ of the governors; and they did go unto those places where -the business of war, _it was_ carried on. - -8 And after the work of the day, it was come to an end, then would -they foregather, and they would commune, the one with the other. And -they would say, - -9 Hast thou seen the new captain that be come _unto_ our room? -Verily, he hath a countenance that pleaseth me mightily, and his -eyes, they be blue; moreover, _there is_ hair upon his lip that -tempteth exceedingly. - -10 Also, he hath looked upon me _with a_ look; and, peradventure, I -have found favour in his eyes. Yea, notwithstanding that men _do -say_ he hath got shekels in abundance, nevertheless, I have a feeling -towards him _in spite_ of it. - -11 And the damsel unto whom she did speak, she would make answer, and -she would say, Verily, there are _many_ that will envy thee because -of thy captain. And now will I tell thee _something_ also. - -12 There is a certain man and _he is_ of an high rank, being even -_one_ that captains do salute. And he is _that man_ who doth say -unto me the things that _I shall_ write. - -13 And _after that_ I have brought the writing unto him and he hath -made his mark _upon it_, then doth he reward me; and the manner of -the reward, _it is_ a kiss. - -14 Peradventure in a _little_ time he will make him an arrangement -for to meet me afterwards, _the better_ to say unto me all those -things that a man, who loveth much, doth speak to the maiden that -_hath_ him. - -15 And, _because_ thou art my friend, _therefore_ shalt thou be -welcome to mine house when _the time_ cometh that we be wed. - -16 ¶ And certain of the damsels did don strange apparel, that was -_like_ unto the raiment of men. And their nether limbs did stand -revealed; yea, their legs, _they were_ no longer hid. - -17 And men perceived their shape, that some _of them_ were straight, -and some were _of a_ curve; and the others, they knocked them _at_ -the knees. - -18 And they cursed the war in their hearts because of these things, -that _it had_ revealed them. And they prayed that _the days_ of -their innocence might be given back unto them and their faith again -_made_ whole. - -19 ¶ Now _there were_ some amongst the young men that, being with a -maid, did wrongly read the tokens of the damsel's love, _and_ the -look of it, thinking, Perchance the damsel fasteth over long. - -20 And _he_ would say unto her, Let us now seek out _a place_ where -we may regale ourselves with meat, _and_ with choice viands. - -21 And with a measure of prepared wheat, _and_ with a little wine -also, for _I perceive_ that thy stomach, it troubleth thee _somewhat_. - -22 And the damsel, she would make denial _of it_, and she would be -loth _for_ to go in, feigning to be freshly nourished, and abundantly. - -23 And he would strive to cajole her; nevertheless, for a long time, -she _would_ hearken not unto the voice of his pleadings. - -24 But when he was come to the end of his persuasions and she did -perceive that the meal, _it was_ in peril, then would she speak unto -him _earnestly_. - -25 And she would say unto him, For thy sake will I do _this thing_; -yea, for none other would I eat at _a time_ when I be full up. And -after that she was finished speaking, then _would_ she go in. - -26 And if she did know that the taste of his mouth was _towards_ -sweetness, then would she seek to gain favour in his eyes, and she -would say unto him, - -27 Take thou _the morsel_ of sugar that be mine, for the need of thy -servant, it is nought in comparison with thine. - -28 And so she would win his regard, even with _the morsel_ of sugar -would she do it. And, _afterwards_, she would set about it, and she -would _eat_. - -29 And when she had made an end _of eating_, the young man, he would -be amazed. And upon the next day, he would say unto his friend, - -30 Verily, it were better to take an hungry man into _such a place_ -than a maiden, full up, _that_ holdeth back. - -31 Yea, what shall it profit a man that the music _tell_ of a perfect -day, if his pockets be empty and the week, _it yet_ young. - - - - -CHAPTER XX. - -Take heed, my son, and hearken unto the words of Artemas, for there -_are_ many that will give thee counsel, yet wisdom _cometh_ only from -the few. - -2 Depart not from the narrow _path_ of virtue, for he that steppeth -_from_ the duck board, assuredly, he getteth him wet feet. - -3 Therefore, make thy life wisely, O my son, lest thy neighbour speak -ill _concerning_ thee. - -4 For the way of the transgressor, _it is_ soft, needing a light -tread _and_ without weight. And he that leaveth his footprint -behind, his foolishness doth condemn him. - -5 But whosoever sinneth with prudence, _that man_ shall be exalted -unto heaven, and his name, it shall exhale a perfume very sweet. - -6 A damsel blusheth _because_ of thee; verily, she is sick _of_ love. -If there be an asp in the house, embrace it; it were better this -_than_ that. - -7 For the thongs with _which_ thou thinkest to have bound her, fool! -_they are_ knotted about thyself. - -8 The wages of sin is death, but a wife may be given _even_ unto the -righteous. - -9 Beware of thy wife _when_ she forgiveth thee. When she sayeth unto -thee, What _matter_ the wildness of thy young oats, then shalt thou -_take_ care. - -10 Verily, she schemeth only that she _may_ draw thee on. And -_whatsoever_ thou shalt say, that will she surely have _up_ against -thee. - -11 Neither will she _cease_ from reminding thee concerning all thy -wickedness, digging up thine ill-sown _fields_ continually. - -12 For in this manner will she show thee how deep are the _depths_ of -thy vileness. And the forgiveness of so _much_, shall it not signify -the largeness of her heart? - -13 Now _there_ is a way unto the management of a wife, and a manner -of bringing her up. - -14 For the wise man, he speaketh _with_ his mouth, and he saith unto -her, Thou art fair, _my_ love, _my_ spouse; thou art fair. - -15 Thou hast ravished my heart _with_ one of thine eyes; with the -other also hast thou taken me, and I am _become_ exceedingly thine. - -16 And after he has said all these things unto her, and more also, -then doth he send her out _for to_ gather him victuals. And, behold, -she goeth forth content. - -17 But the fool, he worketh the raw skin unto his bones for love of -her, neither seeketh he requital because of it. And, lo, _the woman_ -complaineth for ever. - -18 Remember thy life, _that_ thou livest it, for it was given unto -thee _for_ the purpose; - -19 And he that counselleth thee in otherwise, _he is_ a fool that -doth threaten to rob thee of thy mite. - -20 By a damsel's kisses shalt thou know her; and the kiss of thy best -beloved, _it shall_ be fraught with disappointment. - -21 For if she hath not met the lips of other men, then _shall_ her -kisses lack seasoning. - -22 But if she knoweth _the way_, assuredly, some other hath been _at -her_. - -23 The damsel crieth out in her foolishness, _saying_, A little love, -and a little love, and a little love. And the young man fleeth -_before_ her. - -24 But the wise virgin _maketh_ a discreet noise; and she taketh him -unawares. - - - - -CHAPTER XXI. - -Blessed is he _that_ hath a full drum; and those that wait without -the bazaars, they shall look _upon it_ with envy. - -2 A little love warmeth the blood; but much _love_, it is a consuming -fire. - -3 Wherefore, beware of the damsel with ruddy locks. For if _it be_ -so, assuredly she will devour thee up; but if it be _of_ henna, a -draught of spring water will serve thee equally. - -4 Beware of all women, and avoid thou them that _would_ undo thee. - -5 For the ways of those do grow in artfulness; neither is there any -_man_ that can stand up against them. - -6 Now there is a certain woman, and she hath hair _of a_ length; it -is like unto silk also, and the colour of it allureth the eye. - -7 Verily, _that_ woman will contrive that thou shall loosen the pin -_of it_. Yea, in thy clumsiness, thou shalt _bring it_ down. - -8 For _it is_ a snare with which she seeketh to entrap thee; and the -cunning of her maketh thee her tool in _the matter of_ thine own -enticement. - -9 List not to the voice of the tale-bearer, and the scandalmonger -shalt thou abhor _with_ a great abhorrence. - -10 For what hast thou _to do_ with virtue? And who art thou to -prescribe thy neighbour's life? - -11 Verily, rumour raceth like the wind; it groweth quicker than light -_when_ the sun riseth. And scandal, it is the father of more -children _than_ are. - -12 Judge not a man according to the look of him, else shalt thou be -many times deceived. - -13 For the brightest button, is it the chief upon thy raiment? Nay, -neither _doth_ it support thy necessary garment. - -14 The young man, he loveth easily, _but_ at two score years he -waxeth discreet. - -15 The damsel, she loveth easily, _and_ at two score years she waxeth -easier. - -16 In the heat of the desert, then think of Hell, for _it is_ a -pleasant thought that will comfort thee somewhat. - -17 Thine enemy hurleth a missile. It cometh through the air for to -_out_ thee. If thou art a fool, remove not from that place. But if -thou art wise, then haste thee quickly away. - -18 For every snail _hath_ its shell, and he getteth it on his back; -but the laggard, he getteth _it_ in the neck. - -19 Howbeit, it is not always the quick _man_ that goeth first over -the top. - -20 A damsel inclineth towards thee. She regardeth thee with soft -eyes and _there is_ meaning in her glance. - -21 Peradventure thou hast a blot upon the beauty of thy face _which_ -annoyeth thee continually. Nevertheless, she will not see it. - -22 At the largeness of thine ears, at the uprightness of thine hair, -at thy teeth that _were_ made for thee, she will look at none of -these. - -23 But if thy pocket be empty, lo, she will see _them_ all. Neither -will she forgive thee for being _what_ thou art. - -24 Woe unto man that be born upon earth, neither is there any help -_in him_ save only death. - -25 For whosoever liveth his years in solitude, his old age _shall be_ -full of desolation. 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DORAN COMPANY<br> -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p class="t4"> - COPYRIGHT, 1918,<br> - BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY<br> -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="t4"> - PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA<br> -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p class="t3"> - UNTO<br> - EVE<br> -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap01"></a></p> - -<p class="t2"> -THE SECOND BOOK OF ARTEMAS -</p> - -<p><br><br></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER I. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>Artemas writeth again</i>. 3 -<i>Concerning a journey</i>. 7 -<i>And the things that he did -learn</i>. 13 <i>One confesseth a -secret</i>. 17 <i>And imparteth -it</i>. 20 <i>His mendacity -condemneth him</i>. 22 <i>The -scribe revealeth himself</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -The words of Artemas -of the scribes -that <i>were</i> in Lon in the -land of En, being those -<i>words</i> that he did write -him <i>also</i>; -</p> - -<p> -2 Of the things that -were and of the things -that were to be: -concerning men and the -things that men did do. -</p> - -<p> -3 ¶ Now it came to -pass on an occasion that -I, <i>being</i> Artemas, the -scribe, did journey in a -certain carriage unto -the city of Lon. -</p> - -<p> -4 And it was a carriage -that was full <i>of a</i> -multitude, such being -the wont in those days, -so that <i>I did</i> perforce -stand me up on my feet. -</p> - -<p> -5 And, behold, <i>there -was</i> a man; and he did -sit upon my right hand. -And <i>there was</i> another -man also; and he did -sit upon my left hand. -</p> - -<p> -6 And they did hold -speech, the one with the -other. Yea, <i>even</i> as I -stood up between them -did they speak familiarly -across me. -</p> - -<p> -7 ¶ Wherefore I did -learn many <i>things</i> -concerning them, and -concerning the course of -the war, and concerning -the rulers of the land, -</p> - -<p> -8 And concerning the -wives of the rulers and -their children also, and -concerning the money -that <i>they were</i> possessed -of, and concerning their -wickedness in secret -<i>places</i>. -</p> - -<p> -9 And after I had -heard many <i>things</i> that -amazed me mightily, -then he <i>that was</i> upon -my left hand, he did -speak unto the other, -</p> - -<p> -10 And he did say -unto him, What thinkest -thou concerning the -Book <i>that is</i> of Artemas? -</p> - -<p> -11 And he that was -upon my right hand, he -did wriggle him about -in strange ways. -</p> - -<p> -12 And <i>after that</i> he -was wriggled about -sufficiently, then did he -make answer and he did -say, -</p> - -<p> -13 ¶ Speak not unto -me concerning that -Book, for <i>I have</i> a -reason. Also, it is a -secret. -</p> - -<p> -14 And I did ope -mine ears full wide for -to hear, notwithstanding -that he was that -manner <i>of man</i> that -expoundeth nought save -<i>only</i> the things that be -secret. -</p> - -<p> -15 And he did say -unto his friend, -Nevertheless, <i>because</i> thou -hast an open countenance -and art, moreover, -that man whom -my soul loveth, -</p> - -<p> -16 Therefore dost -thou prevail upon me to -impart unto thee <i>that -which</i> thou shalt tell -unto no man. -</p> - -<p> -17 ¶ For I, even I, -am he that did write the -Book <i>that is</i> of Artemas. -</p> - -<p> -18 Yea, notwithstanding -that thou -knowest me only as one -that vendeth choice -meats, nevertheless I did -write me also that Book -which is inscribed unto Eve. -</p> - -<p> -19 And perchance I -shall write me another -book <i>also</i> if, so be it, I -am spared <i>and</i> it pleaseth -me so to do. -</p> - -<p> -20 ¶ And after I had -heard the things that he -did say, then did I know -him <i>for</i> a liar. -</p> - -<p> -21 For he was a man -that was garbed in the -raiment of peace, but he -that men call Artemas, -is he <i>not one</i> of the host -of En? -</p> - -<p> -22 ¶ Verily, <i>it is</i> even -so, or otherwise. But -which <i>of him</i> be him, -what man shall say -anything to the contrary? -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap02"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER II. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -2 <i>Concerning David</i>. 9 -<i>Concerning Simon</i>. 12 -<i>Concerning Horatio</i>. 17 -<i>Concerning Frances</i>. 22 -<i>Concerning Lazz</i>. 24 <i>Concerning -Reding</i>. 27 <i>Concerning -Lanz</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Now these be the -names and these -<i>the manner</i> of men; and -as it is writ about them, -so <i>also</i> is it. -</p> - -<p> -2 ¶ There was David, -that was the chief ruler -over all the land. And -he continued in the way -that <i>he was</i> going, gaining -favour with the people -continually, and -filling the minds of them -that hated him with bitter envy. -</p> - -<p> -3 Verily, he became -<i>more so</i> than ever -before, and whatsoever -there was to be done, -that thing of a surety -he would do. Neither -was there any occasion -<i>when</i> he was found -wanting. -</p> - -<p> -4 Wherefore it came -to pass that those who -ruled <i>with</i> him, after -that they had got them -<i>into</i> an hole, then they -did come unto David for -to raise them up again; -and always he <i>did do</i> it. -</p> - -<p> -5 And when the -hearts of the men of En -grew heavy within them -<i>because</i> of the soreness -of their lot, which was -an hard lot, <i>being</i> full -of trials, -</p> - -<p> -6 Then would he open -his mouth full wide and -<i>he would</i> speak. And -the words that he did -utter, they poured forth -in a fiery stream that -did set the hearts of the -people aflame. -</p> - -<p> -7 Wherefore his -enemies, they did gnash -their teeth in secret, -being consumed <i>with</i> -the violence of their -rage. And they did -conspire <i>together</i> for to do -him hurt; yea, his -greatness, it did fret them -<i>beyond</i> endurance. -</p> - -<p> -8 Nevertheless, there -was none other amongst -them that did <i>come up</i> -unto David, that ruled -<i>at a time</i> of trouble such -as never before was -known in all the world. -</p> - -<p> -9 ¶ Now Simon was -that man who <i>had</i> erstwhile -<i>been</i> a thorn in the -flesh of the rulers -because he did abominate -the war, nor comprehend -that it <i>was</i> requisite. -Wherefore there -were many that did call -him Simple. -</p> - -<p> -10 But after that he -had perceived <i>things</i>, -and the men of Hu, he -had seen that <i>which</i> was -in their minds, then did -he gird on his armour -and he did go out for to -fight. For the lust of -blood, it was entered -into his bones. -</p> - -<p> -11 <i>Moreover</i>, he did -take a damsel unto him -to wife. -</p> - -<p> -12 ¶ Now Horatio, <i>being</i> -the scribe of the new -apocrypha, he refrained -not from writing -concerning Horatio, and -concerning the things -that Horatio, he would do. -</p> - -<p> -13 And on an occasion -he spake unto the people -in a loud voice, saying -unto them, Hearken -unto my voice, ye men of -En, and pay heed to <i>the -words</i> of my mouth. For -who shall be keeper of -the victuals? And who -the chief larderer of En? -</p> - -<p> -14 Verily, there is <i>such</i> -a man that be fit for to -undertake it. And the -name of the man, -behold, <i>it is</i> Horatio! -</p> - -<p> -15 And when the people -had heard the things -that he did say, they -began to observe him -closely. And they -perceived that though he -was given <i>over</i> to -fatness, yet had he also an -hungry eye. -</p> - -<p> -16 Wherefore they -made him not the chief -larderer of En, <i>neither</i> -did they choose him for -to be the keeper of the -victuals; for they were -a crafty lot, and the size -of his stomach, <i>it was</i> -against him. -</p> - -<p> -17 ¶ Now Frances, -that was surnamed Loid, -<i>he was</i> the chief of all -the soldiers that were in -Lon. -</p> - -<p> -18 And he was for -ever making him ordinances -so that the fighters -that were in Lon, -they should know the -<i>things</i> that they should do. -</p> - -<p> -19 And on a time he -did stand forth in the -presence of the people, -and he cried out in a -loud voice, saying unto -them, Why speak ye -<i>concerning</i> my soldiers, -that they be boys? -</p> - -<p> -20 Know ye not that -they be men, full grown -and vigorous. Also, they -do acquit themselves -valiantly in the face of -the enemy, so that all -the world, it is amazed -at their prowess. And -he upbraided them -soundly <i>because</i> of it. -</p> - -<p> -21 Wherefore many -condemned him for a -fool, because he -understood not that which -was in the people's -hearts nor perceived -the meaning of <i>the -word</i>. -</p> - -<p> -22 ¶ And there was a -certain man, and his -name, it was Lazz. And -he was one of them that -was born <i>of</i> the enemy. -</p> - -<p> -23 And because he -did have friends in an -high place, therefore, -whatsoever he did do, -that <i>thing</i>, it was judged -in secret. Nevertheless, -the judges, <i>they did</i> put -him away. -</p> - -<p> -24 ¶ Now, he that was -the chief judge in the -land of En, his name, it -was Reding. -</p> - -<p> -25 And he was one of -the children of Israel, a -man of honour, and of -good repute <i>throughout</i> -all the land. Also, he -was a man that did -follow after wisdom, -having a full head and -abhorring <i>the ways</i> of -the foolish. -</p> - -<p> -26 Nevertheless, the -rulers did send him to -uphold the dignity of -En amongst the men of -Amer; whereat many -wondered, <i>because</i> he -was a most fit man. -</p> - -<p> -27 ¶ And there was a -certain man, being <i>of -the</i> nobles of the land, -and his name it was -Lanz. -</p> - -<p> -28 And on an occasion -he did hold forth -<i>concerning</i> peace and -concerning the blessings -thereof. Wherefore there -were some that said, -Behold, <i>he is</i> possessed of -a bolo. -</p> - -<p> -29 And although he -perceived that men, they -understood him not, -nevertheless he did hold -forth again; and his -folly was a bye-word in -the land. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap03"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER III. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>Concerning Ronda</i>. 6 -<i>Concerning Yapp</i>. 7 <i>Concerning -Smuts</i>. 9 <i>Concerning -Barnz</i>. 16 <i>Concerning Rep</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Now he that was -chosen for to keep -the food of the people, -and to be the chief -larderer in the land, his -name, it was Ronda. -</p> - -<p> -2 And the path of this -man, it was beset with -obstacles; and it did lie -between the devil, <i>that -was</i> the sellers of -victuals, and the deep sea, -<i>that was</i> the people. -</p> - -<p> -3 And he did have -dominion over the birds -<i>of the</i> air, and over the -beasts <i>of the</i> field, and -over the fishes that were -in the sea. -</p> - -<p> -4 And at a <i>word</i> from -his mouth, all the -rabbits that were in the -land, they did vanish -out of sight; neither -were they seen any <i>more</i> -of man. -</p> - -<p> -5 Nevertheless, though -some did curse him -openly, yet did he do -that <i>which</i> was appointed -unto him. -</p> - -<p> -6 ¶ Now he that was -an help unto Ronda, his -name, it was Yapp. And -he was a man that did -buy him pig in small -<i>pieces</i>; neither did he -get him the half of a -swine, save only <i>over</i> -a long time and in fragments. -</p> - -<p> -7 ¶ Now there was a -certain great captain, -and his name, it was -Smuts. And he did -come <i>from</i> afar off for -to counsel the fighters of -En. -</p> - -<p> -8 And notwithstanding -that his name, it was -<i>what</i> it was, nevertheless -he was a power in -the land; and his words, -they were sold for <i>the -price</i> of four farthings. -</p> - -<p> -9 ¶ Now, there was -another man, <i>also</i>, and his -name, it was Barnz. And -notwithstanding that <i>he -was</i> a man of labour, -nevertheless, his seat -was amongst the rulers -of the land. -</p> - -<p> -10 And he spake unto -the people <i>in</i> a speech, -and he said unto them, -Who is Winston and -who <i>is</i> he? Verily, he is -<i>that</i> man who hath -butted him in, and he -hath wrought mischief -throughout all the land, -because of <i>what</i> he hath -done. -</p> - -<p> -11 And after he had -finished speaking, -behold, a clamour arose -amongst all the people, -and they cried out -against Winston, <i>because</i> -he had butted him in. -</p> - -<p> -12 And when Barnz -saw how <i>it was</i> with the -people, and that -Winston, also, he was -swollen up with the anger -<i>that was</i> in him, then -did he speak unto the -people again, fearing -<i>lest</i> they had not heard -him aright. -</p> - -<p> -13 And he spake unto -them in these words, -saying, What I <i>did</i> mean -or what I did ought to -have meant, it <i>was</i> -another thing. -</p> - -<p> -14 Wherefore, understand -ye all that Winston, -he did not butt -<i>him</i> in alone. For I, -even I, that be Barnz, -the man of labour, I also -did butt me in <i>with</i> him. -Also, <i>and</i> moreover, we -did butt us in together. -</p> - -<p> -15 And at that time, -there was no butter, -save <i>only</i> these, in all -the land of En. -</p> - -<p> -16 ¶ Now there was a -certain man, and his -name, it was Rep: and -his pen, it was mightier -<i>than</i> his sword. -</p> - -<p> -17 And he did remove -himself from the camp -of the Amalekites and -did pitch his tent -<i>amongst</i> the children of -Moab. -</p> - -<p> -18 And when he was -arrived in the land of -Moab, he straightway -sat <i>himself</i> down on a -seat, and he did spread -him <i>out</i> for to write. -</p> - -<p> -19 Yea, he did write -even such things <i>and</i> -such things; and things -also in likewise, these -<i>did</i> he write him as -well. -</p> - -<p> -20 And he did rend -the Amalekites <i>with</i> -words, and the rulers of -the land did he chastise -most hotly; with the -quill of a goose did he -smite them, nor spared -he any one <i>of them</i> at -all. -</p> - -<p> -21 Wherefore all <i>those</i> -that heeded him, they -did tear their clothes in -the violence of their -perturbation. And they -did put on sackcloth and -ashes, and their faces -they did smear <i>with</i> -mud, crying out in a -loud voice, <i>and</i> saying, -</p> - -<p> -22 Now is the end of -all things, and <i>now</i> the -end of En. Verily, we -are thrown in the dust -at the feet of our -enemies, for the rulers are -turned <i>against</i> us. -</p> - -<p> -23 And they do conspire -with the Amalekites -for to bring about -our undoing. Yea, the -end of all things, it is -<i>close</i> at hand. -</p> - -<p> -24 And because they -were amongst the false -prophets, therefore was -<i>it</i> not so. And, -notwithstanding that Rep, he -did write him <i>thus</i> -darkly, nevertheless the -people, they did get them -<i>on</i> with the war. -</p> - -<p> -25 But Rep, because -he did write <i>concerning</i> -secret matters, he paid -for his temerity in an -hundred pieces of gold, -all good money <i>and</i> very -precious. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap04"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER IV -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>Willi vexeth the men of -Amer</i>. 6 <i>Wudro warneth -Willi</i>. 10 <i>Who taketh -counsel of his chief captains</i>. -17 <i>And continueth in his -evil ways</i>. 21 <i>The men of -Amer make them war</i>. 23 -<i>Willi derideth them -publicly</i>. 28 <i>Wudro getteth -him on with it</i>. 36 <i>And -the voice of peace is heard -over the waters</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Now there was great -vexation of spirit -amongst <i>the men</i> of -Amer, for the servants -of Willi, the king of Hu, -they conspired together -and they did sink the -ships of Amer <i>in</i> the sea. -</p> - -<p> -2 And whensoever a -man of Amer did perish -<i>because</i> of it, then did -Willi write him an -epistle concerning the -matter. -</p> - -<p> -3 And the grief that -was writ <i>upon</i> the -paper, behold, it was very -beautiful; but the manner -of atonement, <i>it was</i> -only in talents of gold. -</p> - -<p> -4 And he did seal the -epistle <i>with</i> a seal; and, -lo! it was made <i>in the -shape of</i> a tear. -</p> - -<p> -5 Now the longest -rope, <i>it hath</i> an end. -Wherefore it came to -pass <i>in time</i> that -Wudro, the son of Wyl, -being he that did rule in -Amer, he sent messengers -unto Willi, saying -unto him, -</p> - -<p> -6 ¶ Such things and -such things hast thou -done, all these <i>being</i> -against thy plighted -word; and thine iniquity, -it hath tormented -me for a long <i>time</i> past. -</p> - -<p> -7 Now, therefore, -hearken unto me, and -<i>pay</i> attention to my -words. -</p> - -<p> -8 Because I am a man -of peace, therefore have -I borne with thee long -<i>enough</i>; and I am -become sick unto death -<i>with</i> thy naughtiness. -And the blood of my -murdered people, it -crieth <i>aloud</i> for retribution. -</p> - -<p> -9 Take heed, <i>therefore</i>, -and mend the evil -of thy ways, for, <i>on the</i> -next occasion, assuredly -shalt thou rue the day. -</p> - -<p> -10 ¶ And when Willi -had heard the things -that Wudro, the son of -Wyl, did say unto him, -he sent in haste unto his -chief captains, and he -did commune <i>with them</i>. -</p> - -<p> -11 And he questioned -them closely concerning -the words of Wudro. -And he said unto them, -Think ye that this man, -he meaneth <i>anything</i>? -</p> - -<p> -12 And they made -answer unto him, -saying, Be of good cheer, -and heed him not, for he -is a man that acteth only -<i>according to</i> his advantage. -</p> - -<p> -13 And the land of -Amer, it prospereth -exceedingly; neither doth -the miller turn away <i>the</i> -stream which worketh -his wheel. -</p> - -<p> -14 Also, he liveth -afar off, and his -servants, <i>they are</i> unready. -Verily, the threats of -such an one, they be full -of emptiness; and -whatsoever he sayeth, that -hath he <i>also</i> said before. -</p> - -<p> -15 Nevertheless, when -the time cometh, then -will we smite him -<i>because</i> of it. -</p> - -<p> -16 And after they -were finished speaking, -the heart of Willi was -rejoiced and his soul -was filled with courage. -</p> - -<p> -17 ¶ And he spake -unto them in these -words, <i>saying</i>, Assuredly -are ye men after mine -own understanding. Let -us, therefore, see about -it. And they did see -about it. -</p> - -<p> -18 And when word -was brought unto -Wudro concerning <i>it</i>, and -how Willi made mock of -his threats, <i>then</i> waxed -he very wroth. -</p> - -<p> -19 And he cried out -in the violence of his -anger, saying, Am I, -then, Job, <i>that be</i> born -again, to be tormented -thus? -</p> - -<p> -20 And he straightway -called the people -together, and he told -them <i>all</i> the things that -Willi had done. -</p> - -<p> -21 ¶ And he said unto -them, Is it, therefore, <i>a -matter</i> for war? And -they answered him with -a mighty shout, saying, -It is <i>a matter</i> for war. -</p> - -<p> -22 And when Willi -heard what was come to -pass, <i>he was</i> amazed, -and his knees, they did -tremble beneath him. -</p> - -<p> -23 ¶ Nevertheless, he -commanded his servants -that they should bring -unto him the brazen -mask, <i>being</i> part of the -royal attire. -</p> - -<p> -24 And when it was -brought unto him, he -did hide the light of his -countenance <i>behind</i> it. -And he raised his <i>voice</i> -on high, and he spake, -saying, -</p> - -<p> -25 What of the land -of Amer? And what <i>of -it</i>? Verily, a pin that -lieth in the <i>way</i>, it is -of more account than a -spike that lifteth its -head at a distance. -</p> - -<p> -26 Even so, the iron -heel of Hu, it levelleth -all things; neither shall -any <i>man</i> presume to -withstand it. -</p> - -<p> -27 And after he was -finished speaking, he -sent out messengers -<i>unto</i> the four corners of -the earth, instructing -them that they should -tell <i>these things</i> unto all -peoples. -</p> - -<p> -28 ¶ Now Wudro, the -son of Wyl, <i>after</i> that -he had made him war, -he cried not out from -the housetops concerning -the things he would -do, but he gat him <i>about</i> -for to do them. -</p> - -<p> -29 And he opened -wide the strings of his -purse, so that the shekels, -they gushed <i>forth</i> as -the waters of a brook -after rain. Neither <i>was -he</i> backward in the -matter of food, making due -provision in all things. -</p> - -<p> -30 And he sent much -munition of war unto -them that were <i>with -him</i>, and he commanded -his physicians that they -should go out for to -succour the wounded. -</p> - -<p> -31 And he did send -his vessels of war also, -<i>which</i> were useful things -and ready for the fray. -And of men that did fly -in the air, he did send -<i>of these</i> a goodly band, -and valiant. -</p> - -<p> -32 And he built him -a mighty army, all -picked <i>men</i> of the best -in the land; and he sent -them unto the land of -Eur for to fight against -the men of Hu. -</p> - -<p> -33 And he rested him -not, neither by day nor -by night <i>did he</i> rest him, -but he was for ever at -it, doing all those things -that were requisite and -necessary <i>unto</i> the undertaking. -</p> - -<p> -34 And when word -was brought unto Willi -that Wudro, he had -taken the coat from off -<i>his</i> back, and that he -laboured without respite, -then grew he sore -afraid. -</p> - -<p> -35 And he <i>called</i> his -counsellors unto him, -and he spake unto them -in these words, saying, -Is there no one <i>now</i> -amongst all the men of -peace <i>that will</i> raise his -voice against this bloody -war? -</p> - -<p> -36 ¶ And, lo! straightway, -<i>there was</i> a voice, -and it spake concerning -peace. And it was blown -along by the wind, even -unto the land of Amer -<i>was it</i> blown. -</p> - -<p> -37 And when it was -come unto the ears of -Wudro, that was the -son of Wyl, he made -answer unto it, and he -did say, Verily, <i>it hath</i> -a goodly sound. -</p> - -<p> -38 Nevertheless, <i>this -peace</i>, it shall not come -to pass; for the King of -Hu, he hath a lying -tongue, and his plighted -word, <i>hath</i> he not -broken it before? -</p> - -<p> -39 And because he is -<i>what</i> he is, therefore -shall the compact of -peace be made only with -that man which <i>he is</i> -not. -</p> - -<p> -40 And the words of -Wudro, they were blown -along by the wind, even -back from the land of -Amer <i>were they</i> blown -on the wings of the -wind. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap05"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER V. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>Concerning the land of -Russ</i>. 4 <i>The dividing up -of it</i>. 6 <i>Confusion ariseth</i>. -10 <i>All men are equal</i>. 11 -<i>Concerning Tino, the King -of the Greeks</i>. 16 <i>Jon -smiteth him</i>. 10 <i>He getteth -him thence</i>. 22 <i>Willi -speaketh unto the nations</i>. -24 <i>His lamentation in secret</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Now it came to pass -in the land of Russ -that all the people cried -out against the king -<i>because</i> of his tyranny. -</p> - -<p> -2 And they did come -upon him suddenly, and -they did <i>take</i> him. And -they cast him into -prison, so that he no -longer ruled <i>over</i> them. -</p> - -<p> -3 And they straightway -set <i>about</i> it for -to make all men equal -throughout the land. -Yea, rich <i>and</i> poor, the -wise man <i>and</i> the fool, -the workers <i>and</i> the -sluggards, the good men -<i>and</i> the evil. All these -did they strive to make -equal together. -</p> - -<p> -4 ¶ And they did -divide the land into pieces, -being a piece <i>unto</i> each -one of them. And the -money that was in the -treasury, that also did -they share <i>amongst</i> them. -</p> - -<p> -5 Nevertheless, there -were some, being the -nimble <i>ones</i>, that did -profit by it exceedingly. -And every man's hand, -it was turned against -his neighbour, for they -feared very dreadfully -lest <i>he had</i> too much. -</p> - -<p> -6 ¶ And a legion of -devils broke loose -<i>amongst</i> the people, and -they did contend together -concerning the equal -division of power, so -that it was <i>a time</i> of -confusion, no man -knowing what he would get -<i>of it</i>. -</p> - -<p> -7 Verily, it was like -unto a cauldron of boiling -broth wherein the -meat <i>cometh</i> up according -to the seething of it; -and whosoever did clutch -<i>at</i> a piece, he adventured -to find it too hot. -</p> - -<p> -8 And some did make -peace, and some did -make war; and some did -borrow money, but none -did repay it <i>unto</i> the -lenders. -</p> - -<p> -9 And every man in -the land, <i>he was</i> equal -unto his fellows; and -more so was it <i>so</i> with -them that did rightly -choose the leader to be -over them. -</p> - -<p> -10 ¶ Yea, the wise of -an high estate, they -were brought <i>down</i> very -low; and the foolish of -low degree, they were -lifted up higher than -<i>these</i>. -</p> - -<p> -11 ¶ Now there was -one amongst the kings -of Eur, and his name, -it was Tino, the king of -the Greeks. And Sophia, -that was sister unto -Willi, the king of Hu, -she had <i>taken</i> him to -husband. Yea, verily, -<i>she had</i> taken him. -</p> - -<p> -12 And Tino was a -crafty man and artful. -And whensoever he did -speak, behold, there was -oil <i>upon</i> his words, so -that afterwards he could -slide them both this way -and <i>also</i> that way, as -did him most advantage. -</p> - -<p> -13 Verily, he was as -full of lies as the hide -of a dog is full of fleas; -and he was <i>for ever</i> -scheming for to hurt the -people of En. -</p> - -<p> -14 And after he had -continued in his evil -ways <i>for</i> a long time, -then did all the peoples -that were joined together -against the men of -Hu cry out in a loud -voice, saying with one -accord, Is there no one -<i>amongst</i> all our brethren -that will rid us of -this turbulent beast? -</p> - -<p> -15 And there was one, -amongst them, a <i>certain</i> -man, and his name, it -was Jon. And he -straightway set sail in -a boat, and on the third -day he came to Athens. -</p> - -<p> -16 ¶ And <i>after</i> he was -arrived there, he did -make his way into the -presence of Tino, that -was the king, and he -did smite him <i>one</i>. -</p> - -<p> -17 Yea, he lifted up -his foot against him, -and did catch him <i>with</i> -a lusty stroke. -</p> - -<p> -18 And he commanded -his servants that they -should bring him a -caravan for to carry Tino -thence. And Sophia did -he put <i>into</i> it also, and -Tino's oxen, and his ass, -and everything <i>that was</i> -his. -</p> - -<p> -19 ¶ And after it was -ready, then did Tino get -him thence. And he -departed into a far -country, even unto <i>that</i> -place where his caravan -now resteth. -</p> - -<p> -20 And <i>he did</i> leave -his second born for to -rule in his stead, thinking -in his heart, This -one, he shall keep warm -<i>the seat</i> for me. -</p> - -<p> -21 Now when word -was brought unto Willi -<i>concerning</i> Tino, that -was his brother, and -<i>concerning</i> all the things -that had happened unto -him, then waxed he very -wroth. -</p> - -<p> -22 ¶ And he spake -unto all the nations of -the earth, crying out in -a loud voice, and saying, -Who <i>shall</i> lay hands -on the king? And who -lay hands on the Lord's -anointed? -</p> - -<p> -23 Verily, the time -draweth nigh when I -will vanquish mine -enemies utterly, and Tino, -he shall go up <i>again</i> -unto that place from -whence <i>he hath</i> come -down. -</p> - -<p> -24 ¶ And after he had -spoken these <i>words</i> unto -all the nations of the -earth, then did he repair -unto the secret chamber -of his palace. And he -called unto him certain -of his servants; and -Mud, that was his son, -him <i>also</i> did he call -unto him. -</p> - -<p> -25 And he put on -sackcloth and ashes and -did raise his voice in -lamentation over Tino, -and over Sophia, <i>that -was</i> his wife, saying, -How are the mighty -fallen, and <i>those</i> of an -high estate cast down -from their high places! -</p> - -<p> -26 I am disturbed -<i>because</i> of thee, my Tino, -for thou wert more unto -me than a brother. -Very pleasant hast thou -been unto me, and -wonderful thy ways <i>towards</i> me. -</p> - -<p> -27 Thine heart, <i>it -was</i> deeper than water, -and thy tongue as -subtil as the smile of a -woman <i>that</i> knoweth. -</p> - -<p> -28 The ball of <i>thine</i> -eye was a full moon that -ripeneth corn, and thy -teeth stood <i>out</i> like -sentinels of ivory without -the gate of Paradise. -</p> - -<p> -29 Thou <i>hast</i> fallen -very low, my Tino; very -low hast thou fallen -indeed, for thou liest with -thy face in the dust, -neither is there any help -<i>in</i> thee. -</p> - -<p> -30 How are the -mighty fallen, and -<i>those</i> of an high estate -cast down from their -high places! -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap06"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER VI. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>The rulers send unto -Artemas</i>. 4 <i>He seeketh the -Lord High Physician</i>. 22 -<i>And findeth him</i>. 23 <i>One -carrieth a multitude of -papers</i>. 27 <i>A man of fat -hoppeth wonderfully</i>. 31 -<i>The scribe performeth also</i>. -37 <i>Wherefore he is sent -away</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Now it came to pass -that the rulers sent -word unto me, <i>saying</i>, -Stand forth, and show -thyself unto a physician, -for we have need of thee -to smite the men of Hu. -</p> - -<p> -2 And I rose up from -my bed <i>and</i> anointed -myself with sweet oil -and did shave the hair -from off my face <i>with</i> -a razor. -</p> - -<p> -3 And I did don my -richest apparel and did -put in the pocket of <i>it</i> -a brush for the teeth, -fearing lest they should -<i>straightway</i> send me -into battle, and mine -habitation, I should see it no -more. -</p> - -<p> -41 ¶ And after I was -made ready, <i>I did</i> hie -me unto the place -appointed. -</p> - -<p> -5 Now when I was -come there, I saw a -man; and he was one of -the fighters of En, being -<i>also</i> a scribe. -</p> - -<p> -6 And I drew nigh -unto him, and I did -salute him saying, -Peace be unto thee, -brother, and peace be -<i>upon thy</i> father's -house. Nevertheless, he -heeded me not, but did -continue in the task that -he was doing. -</p> - -<p> -7 And after he had -writ all <i>that which</i> he -was minded to write, -and more also, then -lifted he his eyes towards -me. And he spake unto -me in a <i>voice</i> of thunder, -saying, Wots-yer nime? -</p> - -<p> -8 And because the -language that he spake, -it was strange unto mine -ear, and because the -look upon his face, <i>it -was</i> terrible, therefore -did I seek for to pacify -him. -</p> - -<p> -9 And I said unto -him, Whatsoever thou -hast <i>said</i>, verily, it is -so; and who be I to -gainsay thee? But what be -the <i>meaning</i> of it, that -indeed I know not. -</p> - -<p> -10 Now there was one -that <i>came</i> after me, a -young man, benign of -countenance; and he did -understand the meaning -<i>of it</i>, and he interpreted -it unto me, -</p> - -<p> -11 So I made answer, -and I said unto him -<i>that</i> asked, Behold I am -a citizen of Lon, a poor -scribe, and my name, <i>it -is</i> Artemas. -</p> - -<p> -12 Wherefore he did -write down Artemus. -And <i>after</i> he had written -it so, he spake unto -me again, saying, Get -thee to the physician, -that we may know what -<i>manner</i> of man thou art. -And I gat me thence. -</p> - -<p> -13 And I came unto -a certain place, where -four winds <i>did</i> meet. -And I did take <i>up</i> my -stand in that corner of -it that was most draughty; -and I did wait. -</p> - -<p> -14 And after I was -become hardened by <i>the -length</i> of my vigil, then -did the Lord High -Physician send out an -herald. -</p> - -<p> -15 And he stood upon -the step <i>of the</i> house -wherein the physician -was hid, and he called -out in a loud voice, -saying, Artemus. -</p> - -<p> -16 And the eyes of -them that were round -<i>about</i>, they did look on -me with envy; and -there was hate in their -hearts also because I -was summoned for to go -up <i>before</i> them. -</p> - -<p> -17 And when I was -come within the house, -behold, <i>there was</i> a man, -and he commanded me -that I should take off -my raiment, that was -also my richest apparel. -Yea, whatsoever I did -<i>have</i> on, that did he -command me <i>to</i> take off. -</p> - -<p> -18 And the mandate -troubled me greatly, for -I was a young <i>man</i> and -loth to reveal my loveliness -<i>before</i> all the world. -</p> - -<p> -19 And because I was -backward in setting -about it, therefore did -he hearten me <i>with</i> -words; yea, he did bid -me that I should get me -a move <i>on</i>. -</p> - -<p> -20 And I did get me -a move <i>on</i>; but all else -<i>I did</i> get me off. -</p> - -<p> -21 And when I was -become naked enough, -then did he measure the -height of my stature, -and <i>what</i> it was. And -I was weighed in the -balance, also, <i>and</i> found -wanting. And afterwards -he did take me -unto the Lord High -Physician. -</p> - -<p> -22 ¶ And there were -others in that <i>room</i>, -being in like straits to -myself. And each <i>of us</i> did -eye his fellows with a -great contempt, for, -verily, <i>we were</i> a sorry lot, -and strangely made. -</p> - -<p> -23 ¶ Now he that went -up before me, he did -carry in his hand a -multitude of papers. -And he spake unto the -Lord High Physician, -and <i>he said</i> unto him, -Behold, I am sick unto -death. -</p> - -<p> -24 And after the Lord -High Physician had -taken stock <i>of him</i>, and -after he had read that -which was writ upon the -papers, then spake he -unto the young man, -and he said, -</p> - -<p> -25 It seemeth unto me -that thou art a vigorous -youth and hefty. But -if, peradventure, <i>thou -art</i> sick unto death, -what <i>matter</i> the means -to thy end? And he did -send him forth. -</p> - -<p> -26 And the young -man was amazed, for he -had paid one hundred -talents of gold for <i>that -which</i> was writ upon the -papers, being assured -that he might work the -matter by <i>force</i> of their -numbers. -</p> - -<p> -27 ¶ And after him -there stood forth -another. And he was a man -given <i>over</i> to fatness, so -that even in his resting -moments he was -continually <i>out of</i> breath. -</p> - -<p> -28 And the Lord -High Physician <i>spake</i> -unto him in these words, -saying, Stand thou upon -thy right leg, <i>and</i> hop; -and he did hop. -</p> - -<p> -29 And the Lord -High Physician spake -unto him again, <i>saying</i>, -Stand thou now upon -thy left leg, <i>and</i> hop; -and he did hop upon his -left leg also. -</p> - -<p> -30 And, behold, his -stomach, it did shake -<i>before</i> him, for it was <i>of -a</i> size, and loose withal. -Wherefore, the hopping -of him, <i>it was</i> a matter -of delight. -</p> - -<p> -31 ¶ And after it was -finished, then did the -Lord High Physician -command me to stand -forth; and <i>I did</i> stand -forth. -</p> - -<p> -32 And when he had -seen me, <i>what</i> I was, -he said unto the scribe -that attended him, -Verily, this man's -nakedness <i>becometh</i> him ill, -and his body, it lacketh -meat. So let <i>it be</i> -recorded of him. -</p> - -<p> -33 And he spake -unto me again, saying, -Read now the symbols -that <i>thou seest</i> before -thee. And because they -were <i>beyond</i> the sight of -mine eye, therefore -spake he unto the scribe -again, saying unto him, -Verily, the fool hath not -even eyes to see. So let -<i>it be</i> recorded of him. -</p> - -<p> -34 And he did smite -me upon the chest, and -he ordered me <i>to say</i> -unto him, Ninety-nine. -</p> - -<p> -35 And he did smite -me upon the stomach, -being in a tender place, -and on <i>the top</i> of the -back did he smite me -also. -</p> - -<p> -36 And he commanded -me that I should perform -the hop; and I did -perform it. And I did -do other things <i>also</i>, and -did disport myself <i>about</i> -the floor. And the eyes -<i>of</i> the man of fat, they -were filled with satisfaction. -</p> - -<p> -37 ¶ And after the -Lord High Physician, -he had marked me for -<i>what</i> I was, he called a -servant unto him, and -he commanded him, saying, -Take thou <i>this</i> man -out of my sight. And -I departed out of his -sight for ever. -</p> - -<p> -38 And I returned -unto mine habitation, -taking also the brush for -the teeth that I had -brought away. -</p> - -<p> -39 Neither did the -rulers send unto me -again, for <i>what</i> I was, -it was writ upon the -records, and <i>what</i> I -was, behold, <i>it was</i> -enough. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap07"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER VII. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>Concerning the peace-mongers</i>. -8 <i>Willi speaketh -concerning peace</i>. 10 <i>And -expoundeth the meaning -of the word</i>. 15 <i>Artemas -beholdeth a vision</i>. 21 -<i>Wherein David slayeth his -thousands</i>. 26 <i>And meeteth -with Willi and Mud</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Now there were certain -men in the land -of En, and their talk -was <i>for ever</i> concerning -peace. -</p> - -<p> -2 And the <i>manner</i> of -its attainment, this -considered they not at all; -neither did they concern -<i>themselves</i> with the -price to be paid for the -blessings of it. -</p> - -<p> -3 And though they -were few <i>in number</i>, -nevertheless, they were -loud of voice; and a -man that shouteth out, -he is heard above a -thousand <i>that be</i> silent. -</p> - -<p> -4 And there was no -reason <i>in them</i>, nor any -words in their mouths -save only, Peace, peace, -peace. -</p> - -<p> -5 And if one said -<i>unto them</i>, Will ye crave -peace <i>of</i> a tyrant? Then -would they make answer, -and they would say, -Give us <i>only</i> peace. -</p> - -<p> -6 And whosoever -questioned them, saying, -How long this peace, -and in what manner -<i>shall it</i> be assured? -And would ye that our -sons be dead in a lost -cause? To him would -they make answer, and -they would say, Give us -<i>only</i> peace. -</p> - -<p> -7 And because there -was no other word ready -unto their tongues, -therefore <i>some</i> called -them Boloscheviks, and -<i>some</i> did call them mad; -but many did call them -merely traitors. -</p> - -<p> -8 ¶ Now, when Willi, -that was the king of Hu, -<i>did speak</i> concerning -peace, a certain man -<i>that was</i> of Amer, he -approached unto him, -and he questioned him, -saying, Explain me now -this peace, and expound -<i>its meaning</i> unto me. -</p> - -<p> -9 And tell me also, I -beseech thee, what -things be requisite <i>of</i> -thine enemies that <i>peace</i> -may come unto all peoples? -</p> - -<p> -10 ¶ And Willi did -expound the <i>meaning</i> of -the word, even as the -man of Amer did -beseech him. And he -spake unto him in these -words, saying, -</p> - -<p> -11 This and that also -shall our enemies -perform. And they shall -return unto us <i>all those</i> -lands which they have -taken away; and we -will behave in <i>like -manner</i> unto them, keeping -only <i>whatsoever</i> -seemeth good unto us. -</p> - -<p> -12 And there shall be -a making <i>right</i> of the -boundaries that do -separate us from our -neighbours; <i>peradventure</i>, -they shall lose a little in -the doing of it. -</p> - -<p> -13 And the might of -the Most High Lord of -War, it shall be -acclaimed of all the world; -and <i>afterwards</i> there -shall be peace. -</p> - -<p> -14 And the man of -Amer, he spake unto -Willi, and he said unto -him, Verily, the peace, -<i>concerning</i> which thou -hast spoken unto me, it -is <i>indeed</i> the peace that -passeth understanding. -</p> - -<p> -15 ¶ Now it fell out -on a time, that I, being -Artemas, the scribe, did -fall into a deep sleep. -And whilst I slumbered, -lo! a vision came <i>unto -me</i> in a dream, and I -beheld <i>things</i>. -</p> - -<p> -16 And I saw a river -that was wide; and the -beginning and the end -<i>of it</i>, they did reach -beyond man's sight. -</p> - -<p> -17 And on one side -of the river, <i>it was</i> War; -and on the other side of -the river, <i>it was</i> Peace. -</p> - -<p> -18 And, even as <i>I -looked</i>, there came one -David, a man of Cam, -and chief amongst the -rulers in the land of En. -</p> - -<p> -19 And in <i>his</i> right -hand he did carry a -flaming sword; and in -<i>his</i> left hand he did -carry a picture of the -man Winston. And he -took up <i>his stand</i> at the -crossing over of the -river. -</p> - -<p> -20 And it came to -pass that the hosts of -Hu drew nigh, fleeing -before the swords of -their adversaries. And -they came unto the -<i>crossing over</i> of the -river. -</p> - -<p> -21 ¶ And David said -<i>unto him</i> that was first, -Whither goest thou? -And he replied <i>unto -him</i>, saying, I go unto -the Land of Peace. -Suffer me, I beseech thee, -that I may pass over. -</p> - -<p> -22 And David cast an -eye upon him. And he -said unto him, Say now, -<i>therefore</i>, Best oration. -And, behold, he could -not frame to pronounce -it right, for the word, it -was a stranger in his -mouth. -</p> - -<p> -23 But he spake as -one afflicted <i>of his</i> -speech, and did stutter -most abominably. -</p> - -<p> -24 And David took -him; and he lifted high -the flaming sword and -slew him at the <i>crossing -over</i> of the river. -</p> - -<p> -25 And so it was with -all that came up thither, -<i>because</i> they could not -frame to pronounce <i>it</i> -right; wherefore many -perished on that day. -</p> - -<p> -26 ¶ And when David -had made an end of all -<i>of them</i>, a noise of -trembling arose. And I did -see Willi, that <i>was</i> the -king of Hu. -</p> - -<p> -27 And Mud, that -was his son, behold, he -was <i>with him</i>; and -they were hid amongst -the rushes <i>of</i> the -river. -</p> - -<p> -28 And when David -saw them, he beckoned -<i>with</i> his finger, saying -unto them, Come hither, -ye laggards, and ye that -are hanging behind. -Come, for <i>this</i> is the -passage to Peace. -<i>Nevertheless</i> they came not -unto him. -</p> - -<p> -29 And when he -perceived that they came -not unto him, then did -he take off his garments -from <i>about</i> him, and he -descended unto them in -all his awfulness. -</p> - -<p> -30 And in <i>his</i> right -hand he did carry the -flaming sword; and in -<i>his</i> left hand he did -carry a picture of the man -Winston. -</p> - -<p> -31 And when he was -come <i>amongst</i> them, he -did raise up the flaming -sword on high, and he -said unto them, Say -now, therefore, Restoration. -</p> - -<p> -32 And on the -instant I did wake, -and my dream, it -was flown away. -Neither was it vouchsafed -unto me again for -to see the end of the -vision. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap08"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER VIII. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>Sundry happenings in En</i>. -5 <i>The women are full of -foreboding</i>. 10 <i>Concerning -the Flag Days</i>. 14 <i>The -men cry aloud</i>. 18 <i>And are -succoured</i>. 20 <i>Concerning -lotteries</i>. 29 <i>Much money -is brought by the people</i>. -30 <i>Wherefore the rulers -awaken</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Now these things -happened in the land -of En, and <i>these are</i> the -things that did come to -pass. -</p> - -<p> -2 And howsoever a -matter fell out, then did -men say, Verily, it is <i>so</i> -because of the war. -</p> - -<p> -3 Yet, it was <i>a reason</i> -for all the things that -were left undone; and -the things that were -done, these also it <i>did</i> -fully justify. -</p> - -<p> -4 Wherefore many -waxed uneasy, fearing -how it would be <i>for -them</i> when the war, it -should be over. -</p> - -<p> -5 ¶ Now the women of -the land, they were full -of foreboding, knowing -not when their garments, -they <i>might be</i> -taken from them. -</p> - -<p> -6 And they did <i>make</i> -pretence, the one unto -the other, concerning -their purple and -concerning their fine linen -also. -</p> - -<p> -7 And they would -speak in this wise, -<i>saying</i>, Dost thou perceive -the poverty of mine -apparel, and <i>how</i> frugal -I am become in the -matter of it? -</p> - -<p> -8 Therefore do I wear -these <i>poor</i> rags that -thou seest, having none -others, save only <i>some</i>. -And they would shed a -few tears for the -hardness of their lot. -</p> - -<p> -9 Nevertheless, the -vendors of apparel <i>did</i> -flourish in that day; -neither did the women -of the land go naked -<i>before</i> the world. -</p> - -<p> -10 ¶ Now the days -that men called Flag -Days, they did grow <i>in -number</i> beyond all computation. -</p> - -<p> -11 And the sellers <i>of</i> -flags, they did infest -every place, so that to -escape from them, <i>it was</i> -beyond the power of -man. -</p> - -<p> -12 And whensoever a -man did venture forth -from his habitation on a -day <i>that was a</i> flag day, -assuredly, that <i>man</i>, he -was lost. -</p> - -<p> -13 And the damsels -and the old women also, -they would follow <i>after -him</i>, and they would -ensnare him by the -way. -</p> - -<p> -14 ¶ Wherefore all the -men lifted <i>up</i> their -voices unto heaven, and -they cried aloud in <i>their</i> -distress. And the rulers -heard them. -</p> - -<p> -15 And they sent unto -the sellers <i>of</i> flags, even -unto the damsels and -unto the old women <i>did -they</i> send, and they said -unto them, -</p> - -<p> -16 Forasmuch as ye -have harried the men of -the land <i>beyond</i> all -reason, and the fighters -that were come home, <i>ye -have</i> driven them back -into battle; -</p> - -<p> -17 And because ye -have followed <i>after -them</i>, having no pity in -your hearts, <i>therefore</i> -shall ye pursue them no -more. -</p> - -<p> -18 ¶ But whatsoever -place shall be appointed -unto you, there shall ye -continue. Verily, ye -shall be even as pillars -of salt, and <i>shall</i> stand -still. Neither shall ye -remove yourselves <i>out of</i> -that very place. -</p> - -<p> -19 And after the -rulers had spoken, it came -to pass that a little rest -was vouchsafed <i>unto</i> the -men; but the damsels, -and the old women also, -<i>they were</i> sad and sore -at heart. -</p> - -<p> -20 ¶ Now because -<i>there was</i> need of money -for to buy the munitions -of war, and because it -was necessary for <i>other -things</i> also, therefore -did the rulers set them -about for to get it. -</p> - -<p> -21 And there were -certain men and they -said, Let us now make -us a lottery, and let -there be a prize <i>to it</i> -also. -</p> - -<p> -22 Peradventure the -people will bring them a -mighty weight of money -<i>for</i> the hazard, and the -treasury, it will become -full up <i>and</i> flowing over. -</p> - -<p> -23 And though every -man did agree that it -was so, nevertheless, the -rulers, they dared not <i>to -do</i> it. -</p> - -<p> -24 For they feared -the Pharisees that did -speak in their tabernacles -against it. And -the Pharisees at that -<i>time</i>, they were a power -in the land of En. -</p> - -<p> -25 Nevertheless, it did -come to pass in -otherwise. For <i>there were</i> -two bazaars in the city -of Lon; and the one was -<i>of</i> Har, and the other, -it was <i>of</i> Sel. -</p> - -<p> -26 And they set them -up counters that the -people might bring them -<i>money</i> for to lend it -unto the rulers; also, they -made them a lottery -<i>of it</i>. -</p> - -<p> -27 And when <i>the -matter</i> of their design, -it was noised abroad, -and that they did -scheme to make them a -lottery <i>of it</i>. -</p> - -<p> -28 Then all the -people hied them thither -<i>with</i> one accord, and -they did lend them -money unto the rulers -with a very ready hand. -</p> - -<p> -29 ¶ And after it was -all counted up, behold, -<i>the sum</i> of it was very -great, passing all belief. -</p> - -<p> -30 ¶ But when the -rulers heard about it, -they sent word unto the -bazaars, commanding -them that they should -do <i>this thing</i> no more. -</p> - -<p> -31 Nevertheless, they -forbad not the hazard <i>in -a</i> race, which profiteth -only a few. -</p> - -<p> -32 Yet were they loth -to suffer a lottery, that -was made to advantage -<i>the course</i> of the war. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap09"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER IX. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>Concerning food</i>. 4 <i>The -people do wait in a line</i>. -11 <i>And seek the truth</i>. 13 -<i>An old man lacketh butter</i>. -17 <i>He getteth all else</i>. 18 -<i>Concerning the cards</i>. 24 -<i>Certain of the people do -hoard</i>. 26 <i>They pay the -penalty</i>. 27 <i>The prudent -man and the woman that -had no sugar</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Now there came a -time when there -was no more food in En -save <i>only</i> enough for to -feed the people. -</p> - -<p> -2 And the gluttons of -the land cried out in -their vexation, <i>because</i> -they glutted them no -more. -</p> - -<p> -3 And it became -a custom <i>amongst</i> the -people that they should -hie them unto the bazaar -for to wait <i>without</i> the -portal of it. -</p> - -<p> -4 ¶ And they would -gather themselves -together <i>in a</i> line hoping -that, perchance, a little -meat would be vouchsafed -unto them. -</p> - -<p> -5 And they did -complain loudly amongst -themselves and did make -their faces <i>of a length</i>; -and they cursed the -rulers shamefully. -</p> - -<p> -6 Yea, there were -many that forgot <i>it was</i> -a time of war, for their -minds were not on it, -being gone <i>down</i> into -their stomachs. -</p> - -<p> -7 Now it fell out on -a night that I pursued -my way along an highway -in the city of Lon. -</p> - -<p> -8 And, behold, there -was a multitude of people, -being <i>in a</i> line, and -it reached unto a long -<i>way</i> off. -</p> - -<p> -9 And I perceived -that they were a merry -lot <i>and</i> full of mirth. -Yea, they were <i>like</i> unto -none of them that I had -seen before. -</p> - -<p> -10 And I drew nigh -unto them, for I was -amazed. And I sought -to inquire what manner -of victuals it was that -<i>did put</i> them in the -humour. -</p> - -<p> -11 ¶ And when I was -come near <i>enough</i>, then -did I see the name of -it and <i>what</i> it was, -and behold, that <i>which</i> -they waited for, it was -Nothing but the Truth. -</p> - -<p> -12 And so <i>it was</i> in -the land, that to buy of -laughter, they grudged -them not the waiting; -but to get them a morsel -of food, that was <i>a -matter</i> in other wise. -</p> - -<p> -13 ¶ Now there was a -certain man, and he was -an old man and full -of cunning; and his -stomach, it did trouble -him for <i>a little</i> butter. -</p> - -<p> -14 Wherefore he writ -him a list, and he did -put down all the things -that he needed not; and -in the midmost part of -it, he put down also <i>a -little</i> butter. -</p> - -<p> -15 And after it was -writ, he sent it unto the -bazaar, hoping by this -means to get him that -for <i>which</i> his soul did -crave; and he prayed -without ceasing all that -night. -</p> - -<p> -16 And when it was -morning, there came one -from the bazaar unto his -habitation; and he did -bring with him all those -things that the old man, -which was full of -cunning, he had put down. -</p> - -<p> -17 ¶ Yea, all <i>of them</i> -did he bring save only -<i>a little</i> butter for to -fortify the old man's -faith in prayer. -</p> - -<p> -18 ¶ Now these were -the days of cards, and -the number of them, it -increased continually. -</p> - -<p> -19 And there were -food cards, and fuel -cards, and cards of -registration, and sugar -cards, and cards of -insurance, and cards of -exemption also. -</p> - -<p> -20 And whosoever did -lose his cards, verily, -the state of that man, it -<i>was</i> terrible. -</p> - -<p> -21 For he could get -him no sustenance for to -live. And a man that is -not insured, to die were -the last of his follies. -</p> - -<p> -22 Moreover, because -the card of his exemption, -it was lost, therefore, -in <i>either</i> case, he -was become of the -fighters of En. -</p> - -<p> -23 Yea, even though -he were possessed of the -joker, nevertheless, it -availed him nothing; -for it was a new game, -and the joker was not in -the pack. -</p> - -<p> -24 ¶ And certain of -the people did gather -them victuals secretly -and in great abundance, -and they did put them -on one side and <i>they did</i> -hoard. -</p> - -<p> -25 Neither did they -consider the needs of -the poor, being satisfied -with their own bellies, -that they should be full up. -</p> - -<p> -26 ¶ And they did pay -for their selfishness in -the penalty; yea, for the -mighty atom that they -did hide away, they paid -for it in the penalty. -</p> - -<p> -27 ¶ Now there was a -certain man of the land -of En, and he was the -father of many children; -wherefore he was -become prudent, and he -was for ever looking <i>in -front</i> of him. -</p> - -<p> -28 And it came to -pass that he did go unto -an inn. And he -commanded the servant that -was there, saying unto -him, Bring me a measure -of tea, that <i>I may</i> -drink. -</p> - -<p> -29 And the servant -did bring him the -measure of tea, and he did -set it down <i>before</i> him. -And he that would -drink, he did take from -his pocket a little <i>white</i> -sugar. -</p> - -<p> -30 And after he had -used <i>of it</i>, he did put -upon the table that -sugar <i>which</i> was remaining over. -</p> - -<p> -31 Now there was a -certain woman sitting -nigh unto him. And -her husband, <i>that</i> was a -great man, he did sit -<i>beside her</i>. And she was -garbed in new purple. -</p> - -<p> -32 And there was a -great weight of precious -jewels <i>upon her</i>, yea, -even unto the fastenings -of her sandals <i>was</i> she -bright with precious -gems. -</p> - -<p> -33 And she did look -<i>at</i> the sugar greedily, -for she coveted it. And -<i>because</i> she was too -proud to steal, therefore -did she approach unto -the man. -</p> - -<p> -34 And she threw -herself <i>down</i> at his feet -and she buried her face -in the dust, crying out, -My lord, my lord, see -<i>how</i> thine handmaiden -prostrateth herself -before thee. -</p> - -<p> -35 And he said unto -her, Woman, arise. And -she rose up. And he -spake unto her again, -<i>saying</i>, Tell me, I -beseech thee, <i>the reason</i> of -thy supplication; for he -was full of prudence, -and, because she was a -woman, therefore did he -trust her not. -</p> - -<p> -36 And after she had -kissed his hand, she said -unto him, Behold, my -lord, thine handmaiden -hath got her a measure -of tea, <i>and</i> it lacketh -sweetness. -</p> - -<p> -37 Therefore, I pray -thee that thou givest -<i>unto me</i> a morsel of sugar, -for thy servant, she -thirsteth mightily. -</p> - -<p> -38 And when he saw -how <i>it was</i> with her, he -gave her a morsel of -sugar, being the sugar -that <i>he had</i> brought -with him. -</p> - -<p> -39 And after she had -blessed his name, <i>and</i> -the name of his father, -<i>and</i> all his seed also, she -returned unto her husband -being well content. -</p> - -<p> -40 And this was a -thing that <i>did</i> happen -because there was war -in the land. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap10"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER X. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>The fighters from afar off</i>. -4 <i>Concerning the men of -Cann</i>. 10 <i>Concerning the -men of Anz</i>. 20 <i>Concerning -the men of Saf</i>. 24 -<i>The greeting of the -damsels</i>. 27 <i>One is chosen</i>. -31 <i>She uses artifice</i>. 34 -<i>The means of escape</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Now <i>there was</i> in the -host of En a great -number of men that did -come from afar off; -neither considered they -distance as anything -<i>against</i> the righteousness -of a just cause. -</p> - -<p> -2 And there were -men of Anz, and men of -Cann, and men of Ind, -and men of Saf, and -men that did come <i>from</i> -other lands also. And -all of them were hardy -men and full of valour, -so that no man could -say <i>concerning</i> them, -Behold, these people, -they are more valiant -<i>than</i> the others. -</p> - -<p> -3 And when they -went out <i>for</i> to fight, -there were never men -more terrible than these. -Yea, in the heat of the -battle, there was not -<i>one</i> of the men of Hu -that could stand up -<i>against</i> them. -</p> - -<p> -4 ¶ Now, the men of -Cann were very bold, -<i>being</i> strenuous of -purpose and knowing not -fear. Also, <i>they were</i> -full of a great vim. -</p> - -<p> -5 And it came to pass -that they were sent -against one <i>of the</i> -strongholds of the men -of Hu. And it was a -place that was girded -round with cunning -devices, and the fortifications -<i>of it</i>, they were -stronger than iron. -</p> - -<p> -6 And when they had -pitched their camp -<i>before</i> it, behold, all the -garrison did band -themselves together, and -they did arm themselves -with mighty weapons, -being resolved that the -men of Cann, they -should not take that -<i>place</i>. -</p> - -<p> -I Nevertheless, their -resistance, <i>it</i> availed -them nothing; neither -was there any power -either of earth or of hell -for to stay the men of -Cann in the violence <i>of -their</i> onslaught. -</p> - -<p> -8 For they were a -valiant lot, scornful <i>of</i> -danger and unafraid to -die. Also, <i>they were</i> -full of a great vim. -</p> - -<p> -9 Wherefore, they -called the name of that -place Vimy Ridge, -meaning, <i>because</i> it was -taken with a great vim. -And so it is known even -unto this day. -</p> - -<p> -10 ¶ Now the men of -Anz did come from a -land at the other <i>side</i> -of the earth, being six -weeks journey <i>in</i> a ship. -</p> - -<p> -11 And certain <i>of -them</i> were sent unto -Egypt for to make them -ready to fight; and they -sojourned there many days. -</p> - -<p> -12 And the fire of -their ardour burned -very bright in that -land; yea, the flame of -it did blaze forth <i>even</i> -as a living thing. -</p> - -<p> -13 Now there was a -<i>certain</i> rock that was -set in the sea, being an -high rock and formidable. -And <i>it was</i> in the -hands of the enemy. -</p> - -<p> -14 And because of -the bravery of the men -of Anz, therefore were -they charged <i>with</i> the -taking of it. -</p> - -<p> -15 And they went -out against it in boats; -yea, in little <i>boats</i> did -they row them up for to -take it. -</p> - -<p> -16 And every contrivance -of man and all -the inventions of the -devil, they were turned -<i>against</i> them for to -drive them back. -</p> - -<p> -17 Nevertheless, they -gat them on; even unto -the high rock did <i>they</i> -get them on. -</p> - -<p> -18 And when they -were come up <i>to it</i>, they -descended out of their -boats, and they <i>did</i> take -it by the strength of -a mighty attack. Yea, -they did climb unto the -top of the high rock, -<i>and</i> they did take it. -</p> - -<p> -19 And in all the war -there was no deed done -<i>that was</i> more valiant -than this. -</p> - -<p> -20 ¶ Now the men of -Saf were divided into -two parts. And some -<i>of them</i> did come unto -En for to be with the -host; and some <i>of them</i> -did fight against the -men of Hu in Geaf, -being <i>that</i> land which was -next unto Saf. -</p> - -<p> -21 And they prospered -exceedingly in -their enterprises, so -<i>that they</i> were famed -for renown amongst all -the peoples of the earth. -</p> - -<p> -22 And they did -capture the land of Geaf -by the edge <i>of the</i> -sword; even from the -men of Hu did they -capture it. -</p> - -<p> -23 Nevertheless, it -was an harassing task -and full of peril; -wherefore the glory of their -triumph, it did shed a -light <i>upon</i> their name -that shall last for ever -more. -</p> - -<p> -24 ¶ Now whensoever -it happened that a -fighter, <i>being</i> of a land -afar off, did come unto -the city of Lon, then -would the damsels make -them <i>ready</i> for to greet -him. -</p> - -<p> -25 And they would -<i>put on</i> their chief -raiment, and they would -go down unto the gates -of the city for to meet -him; and they would -show their teeth <i>at him</i>, -and would allure him -with sundry blandishments. -</p> - -<p> -26 And they would -get him amongst them, -and would take him on -one <i>side</i>. And they -would speak unto him, -<i>with</i> subtil words. And -each of them would -strive to entice him unto -<i>her way</i>. -</p> - -<p> -27 ¶ And <i>after</i> he had -sorted them out, the one -from the other, the -wheat from the chaff, -and the corn from the -tares, then would he go -forth <i>with her</i>. -</p> - -<p> -28 And she would be -a guide unto him, and -a friend also. And she -would show him <i>things</i> -and would whisper in -his ear. -</p> - -<p> -29 And she would -speak unto him <i>concerning</i> -his own land, being -a country whither she -was for a long <i>time</i> back -inclined. -</p> - -<p> -30 And she would -look at him in a <i>certain</i> -way; yea, notwithstanding -that he needed not -a spur, nevertheless, she -<i>would</i> urge him with -her eyes. And because -he had chosen her <i>above</i> -all the others, therefore -would he caress her. -</p> - -<p> -31 ¶ And after that he -had caressed her to her -liking, so that her soul -cried <i>out</i> for more, then -would she seek for <i>to -gather</i> him in. -</p> - -<p> -32 And she would -speak unto him concerning -her <i>points</i> and concerning -the things that -she could do. Yea, she -would fill her mouth -<i>with</i> lies, seeking to -make herself perfect. -</p> - -<p> -33 And she would -look upon him with -large eyes; and she -would say unto him, -Verily, <i>thou art</i> a man; -and thy strength, it -terrifieth me. And if he -strove for to comfort -her <i>because</i> she feared -his strength, then was -he lost indeed. -</p> - -<p> -34 ¶ Yea, unless he -had taken unto himself -a wife <i>before</i>, there was -no help in him. For the -wiles of the damsels, -they worked in devious -ways; but the end of -the ways, assuredly, it -was <i>for ever</i> the same. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap11"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER XI. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>Concerning one that -abhorred strange tongues</i>. 3 -<i>He meeteth with a damsel</i>. -14 <i>And falleth unto her</i>. -15 <i>Concerning the writing -on the board</i>. 24 <i>A -certain man disturbeth his -companions</i>. 29 <i>He is -delivered from tribulation</i>. -33 <i>Whereby another -suffereth in his stead</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Concerning sundry -happenings that -befell the fighters of En -<i>when</i> they went out -with the host. -</p> - -<p> -2 Now there was a -<i>certain</i> man that went -unto the war. And -when he was arrived -nigh unto the camp, he -was commanded to seek -a certain habitation and -to sojourn there. -</p> - -<p> -3 ¶ And on the morrow -after he was come into -that house, he beheld -a damsel. And, lo, <i>she -was</i> fair as the blossom -of the pomegranate and -graceful as a roe that -skippeth <i>upon</i> the mountains. -</p> - -<p> -4 And her neck, it -was like unto a tower -<i>that is</i> of ivory, and -there was red upon her -lips; also, she had doves' -eyes <i>and</i> full of softness. -</p> - -<p> -5 Now in his youth -he had <i>given</i> him over -unto idleness, heeding -not instruction and -scorning all strange -speech. But the time of -his repentance, it was at -hand, <i>because</i> he had no -words for to tell her all -that which was in his -heart. -</p> - -<p> -6 Nevertheless, after -he had gazed long -<i>enough</i> upon the beauty -of her, he was moved to -make him trial with his -tongue. And he spake -unto her despairingly in -<i>these</i> words, saying -Hast thou the coat <i>of</i> -my father? -</p> - -<p> -7 And because he -could not <i>frame</i> to -pronounce it right, -therefore did she understand -him not. Nevertheless, -she did smile upon him -for himself, and because -of <i>the way</i> of him also. -</p> - -<p> -8 And when the next -day was come, he -espied <i>the maiden</i> from -his window; and she -was walking in the -courtyard of their -habitation. And he -descended unto her, seeking -advancement in <i>her</i> eyes. -</p> - -<p> -9 And when he had -greeted her <i>with</i> his -hand, and had put his -countenance in <i>the shape -of</i> his adoration, then -spake he more words -<i>after</i> the manner of -before. And he said unto -her, Hast thou a morsel -of bread? Nay, my -friend, but <i>I have</i> a -little cheese. -</p> - -<p> -10 Nevertheless, she -understood no word of -<i>all</i> that which he did -say. But because he -spake from out of his -<i>depths</i>, therefore did -she perceive <i>the nature</i> -of his ailment. -</p> - -<p> -11 Now after the -passing of the -fourteenth day, <i>he did</i> come -upon the damsel -unattended and alone, in a -place apart that was -well screened. And, -behold, his speech <i>was</i> all -used up; neither had -she understood <i>the -meaning</i> of any of it. -</p> - -<p> -12 And there -remained unto him no -words, <i>save</i> only two. -And because she had -understood him not -before, therefore spake he -<i>them</i> unto him, and he -said, Jer tame. -</p> - -<p> -13 And, lo, she held -up her mouth on the -instant, and <i>with</i> her arms -she did seize him forthwith; -yea, <i>she was</i> filled -with a great understanding. -</p> - -<p> -14 ¶ And because he -had put <i>the matter</i> at -hazard, therefore did he -fall <i>unto her</i> on that -day. -</p> - -<p> -15 ¶ Now there was a -certain stripling of the -men of En, and he was -journeying along a -ditch, being nigh unto -<i>that place</i> where the -host of Hu, it was encamped. -</p> - -<p> -16 And it was a -shallow ditch, <i>having</i> no -depth, and his path, it -was beset with dangers. -Wherefore he tarried -not by the way. -</p> - -<p> -17 And as he hasted -him along, <i>behold</i>, there -was a board, and it stood -up against him; and -there was writing <i>on -the board</i>. And he -stayed the order of his -going for to read it. -</p> - -<p> -18 Now the missiles -of the enemy, they were -sent <i>against</i> that spot -like the grains of a desert -of sand being lifted -by the wind. -</p> - -<p> -19 Nevertheless, he -was full of determination -for <i>to get</i> him unto -the board. Wherefore -he did lay him flat upon -the ground; yea, even as -a worm doth travel, in -like <i>manner</i> approached -he unto the board. -</p> - -<p> -20. And when <i>he was</i> -come thither (and by -reason of his perseverance, -<i>he did</i> come thither), -lo, the writing, it -was made plain unto -him; and he did see it, -<i>what</i> it was. -</p> - -<p> -21 And the words of -it, being interpreted, <i>did -say</i>, Get thee hence, O -fool, whilst yet thou -remainest whole. For -whosoever tarrieth here, -verily, he <i>shall be</i> cut -off in the height of his -folly. -</p> - -<p> -22 And after he had -seen the writing, <i>what</i> -it was, he did get him -thence; even as he came, -that was in the manner -of a worm, he did go -away from <i>that</i> same -place. -</p> - -<p> -23 And the curses -that fell from that -man's mouth, they did -<i>shake</i> the two encampments. -</p> - -<p> -24 ¶ Now there was a -certain man, being a -fighter of the land of -En, and in the innocence -of <i>his</i> youth, he -had taken unto himself -a wife. -</p> - -<p> -25 And she was a -woman loose of the jaw, -so that <i>there was</i> no -peace on earth for him. -Yea, neither in the day -<i>nor</i> in the night was any -peace vouchsafed unto -him. -</p> - -<p> -26 And when he was -come amongst the host, -he complained unto his -companions continually -<i>concerning</i> the soreness -of his lot; and the voice -of his groaning was -ofttimes <i>heard</i> in the -starry watches of the -night. -</p> - -<p> -27 And after they -had borne with him for -a long time <i>without</i> any -respite, they were filled -with a great hatred -against that woman, <i>that</i> -she should trouble them -so. Yea, they abominated -her utterly. -</p> - -<p> -28 And they conspired -together for to -deliver him, perceiving -that <i>there was</i> no other -means unto their own -salvation. -</p> - -<p> -29 ¶ Wherefore it -came to pass after the -next occasion when they -did go <i>against</i> the -enemy, that they sent them -word unto the officer -that was appointed, and -they said unto him, -</p> - -<p> -30 In the heat of the -encounter, in the -forefront of the battle, <i>he -was</i> smitten unto death. -Also, we did bury him -underneath the earth for -<i>to make</i> assurance certain. -</p> - -<p> -31 And when they -told him that <i>he was</i> -dead, it rejoiced him -greatly. And from that -day forth he was as -other men. -</p> - -<p> -32 But when his wife -did hear about it, she -put on sackcloth and -ashes, and, <i>during</i> seven -days, she did weep in -the public places of the -city, crying out in a -loud voice, and saying, -My husband, Oh, my -husband. -</p> - -<p> -33 ¶ And on the -eighth <i>day</i> she gat her -another. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap12"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER XII. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>The women upbraid one -another</i>. 5 <i>The virgins -that made them munitions -for the war</i>. 12 <i>Their -anger</i>. 14 <i>They are -appeased</i>. 15 <i>Concerning the -choice of an habitation</i>. 25 -<i>A chief factor donneth -wondrous apparel</i>. 33 -<i>Wherefor one believeth -him to be the keeper of -the gate</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Now in the seventh -month of the year -and the first <i>week</i> of the -month upon the second -day, all the women of -the land rose up -together and they made -them an outcry, the one -<i>against</i> the other. -</p> - -<p> -2 And they upbraided -them that were barren, -because they bore -not children; and those -that had begotten <i>a few</i>, -they exhorted them to -continue <i>along</i> the way. -</p> - -<p> -3 And the hearts of -<i>the women</i> were stirred -within them, and the -cry of their sisters, it -filled them with zeal for -the undertaking. -</p> - -<p> -4 Nevertheless, there -were certain men in the -land that scoffed aloud, -saying, By the fruits of -their labour <i>only</i> shall -ye know them; and the -words <i>that</i> flow from a -woman's mouth, what -man shall give them a -meaning? -</p> - -<p> -5 ¶ Now there was a -certain place in the land -of En and it was <i>full up</i> -of workers that did -make them munitions -for the war. -</p> - -<p> -6 And there were -many women <i>amongst</i> -them also; and some of -them were married unto -men; and the others, -they were virgins. -</p> - -<p> -7 Wherefore it came -to pass that the ruler of -that place, he made him -a plan; and, behold, <i>it -was</i> after this manner. -</p> - -<p> -8 And he did design -that whosoever amongst -them should conceive -and be with child, there -should be provision -made for that woman to -sustain her during <i>the -time</i>. -</p> - -<p> -9 And whosoever -amongst them should be -spoken for in marriage, -unto her there should -be given <i>so much</i> for -her portion. -</p> - -<p> -10 Now the tongue of -rumour was very busy -in that place, <i>being</i> a -place where women -were, and many strange -things were noised -abroad <i>amongst</i> them. -</p> - -<p> -11 And it was reported -that all the virgins, -they must straightway -get themselves <i>with</i> -child; also, that there -was offered a reward -<i>unto her</i> that was the -first amongst them for -to do it; and the -reward, <i>it was</i> in fifty -shekels of gold. -</p> - -<p> -12 ¶ And when the -virgins heard <i>about</i> it, -they waxed very wroth. -And they did tear their -hair in the violence of -their rage; and with -their mouths they <i>did</i> -utter terrible sayings. -</p> - -<p> -13 And they did say, -Are we, then, <i>women</i> of -Hu that we should do -this wicked thing? Nay, -the price of a virtuous -woman, it is far <i>above</i> -fifty shekels of gold. -</p> - -<p> -14 ¶ And after they -had vented the violence -of their indignation, -then was the matter -expounded unto them; and -their anger, <i>it was</i> appeased. -</p> - -<p> -15 ¶ Now it came to -pass that the rulers did -make them councillors -for <i>to be</i> over the -fighters of the air. -</p> - -<p> -16 And after it was -done, and they beheld -their handiwork, <i>they -said</i>, the one unto the -other, Let us now get -them an habitation lest -the rain come down and -<i>they be</i> spoilt. -</p> - -<p> -17 So they sent out -messengers through all -the city of Lon bidding -them spy out the land -for to find an house -<i>that was</i> suitable unto -the purpose. -</p> - -<p> -18 And on the seventh -day the messengers -returned unto them, bringing -word that they had -found them an house, -<i>and</i> suitable. And, -behold, they did purport -to put the councillors -inside a large building, -<i>being</i> a museum. -</p> - -<p> -19 And when the rulers -spake unto the people, -and told them about -it, a great clamour arose -<i>on the</i> instant. And all -the wise men did take -up their pens, and <i>they -did</i> write. And the foolish, -also, they did write -them epistles as well. -</p> - -<p> -20. And <i>because</i> in -the eyes of the rulers it -was a proper habitation, -<i>and</i> suitable, therefore -did they stand up -against the voice of the -people for a long time. -And they said unto -them, -</p> - -<p> -21 Who <i>are ye</i> to -make a noise and in -what manner doth it -concern you? Ye know -full well that in <i>that</i> -place are men of Egypt, -ancient in years <i>and</i> -full of wisdom. -Nevertheless, they complain -not, <i>neither</i> do they cry -out. -</p> - -<p> -22 But the people -ceased not from their -clamouring; and the -wise men wrote them -more <i>epistles</i>, and the -foolish wrote in -likewise. But the men of -Egypt spake no word, -being ancient in years -<i>and</i> full of wisdom. -</p> - -<p> -23 And it came to -pass <i>in time</i> that the -rulers, they relented -their resolve. And they -found them another -<i>house</i> for the councillors, -saying, Because it -is necessary to get them -an habitation, lest the -rain come down and -<i>they be</i> spoilt. -</p> - -<p> -24 Nevertheless, the -house that we did choose -before, it was a proper -house, <i>and</i> suitable, -because it was big; also, -it was a museum. -</p> - -<p> -25 ¶ Now there was -a <i>certain</i> merchant that -dwelt in the city of Lon. -And he had taken <i>unto -him</i> a chief factor, a -bumptious man that was -full of a great conceit. -</p> - -<p> -26 And when the rulers -commanded the men -of En that they should -go up for <i>to be</i> with the -host, then did the chief -factor cast about in -his mind for <i>a means</i> -whereby he might remain whole. -</p> - -<p> -27 And he arrayed -himself in a wonderful -coat, <i>being</i> of a blue -colour; and his legs did he -cover—even down to his -knees did he cover them—<i>with</i> -cloth of a similar -hue. And he put on -ornaments <i>of</i> braid, and -trappings <i>of</i> divers kind. -</p> - -<p> -28 And because his -legs were thin, being -<i>like</i> unto straws of a -bad harvest, therefore -was he unstable <i>upon</i> -them. Yea, notwithstanding -the glory of his -apparel, nevertheless, -<i>he was</i> wonky upon his -feet. -</p> - -<p> -29 Now it came to -pass that he was sent -unto a <i>certain</i> man with -whom his master was -wont to make business; -and he came <i>upon him</i> -suddenly in all his fine -array. -</p> - -<p> -30 And he spake unto -him, saying, This and -that, saith my master. -And the man knew not -that he was the chief -factor, thinking <i>only</i>, -This man, he showeth -some understanding; -<i>peradventure</i> he will get -him on. -</p> - -<p> -31 Wherefore when -another <i>occasion</i> arose, -he sent word unto the -merchant, saying, Send -thou unto me that <i>man</i>, -thy servant, whom thou -didst send unto me before, -for he is a worthy -fellow, knowing also a -little of that <i>concerning</i> -which he speaketh. -</p> - -<p> -32 And the merchant -said unto him, Tell me -further, that I may -know what man <i>it is</i> -concerning whom thou -speakest. Then will I -search him out and I -send him <i>unto thee</i>. -</p> - -<p> -33 ¶ And he answered -him, saying, Verily, it -is <i>that man</i> whom thou -hast arrayed in wonderful -raiment. By his -legs thou <i>shalt</i> know -him; and is he not -the keeper <i>of thy</i> -door? -</p> - -<p> -34 And the merchant -was filled with the light -of a great understanding, -and he knew the -man, whom <i>it was</i>; -nevertheless, he spake no -word concerning it, -thinking, -</p> - -<p> -35 Assuredly, <i>it is</i> -better to have a -doorkeeper that possesses -wit, than a factor that -<i>hath</i> wonky legs. Therefore -did he open not his -mouth. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap13"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER XIII. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>Darkness continueth in the -city</i>. 2 <i>The damsels -rejoice</i>. 4 <i>The young men -rejoice</i>. 6 <i>The maidens of -an age rejoice</i>. 9 <i>A certain -man loseth his spouse</i>. -21 <i>He findeth consolation</i>. -24 <i>The ways of the young -things</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Now the rulers ordained -<i>that</i> the city -of Lon, it should -continue in darkness; and -the hearts of many of -the people, they were -rejoiced <i>because</i> of it. -</p> - -<p> -2 ¶ And the damsels -rejoiced openly, saying, -Verily, <i>it is</i> a time that -aboundeth in possibilities, -</p> - -<p> -3 Peradventure it will -embolden <i>him</i> somewhat -in the wooing of me, for -love in a dark <i>place</i>, -assuredly, it needeth no -footwarmer. -</p> - -<p> -4 ¶ And the young -men rejoiced also, saying, -In the dark of the -night, in the very great -darkness of the city, -there shall I <i>tell</i> her the -tale. -</p> - -<p> -5 And after that she -is softened <i>towards</i> me, -then will I gather her -in. And I will quench -my thirst <i>at the</i> fountain -of her lips, and the -rapture of her touch, it -shall feed mine appetite -<i>for</i> love. -</p> - -<p> -6 ¶ And the maidens -<i>of an</i> age, they rejoiced -as well. For she that -was thirty and five years -old <i>when</i> it was day, she -was judged by the -shortness of her garments -<i>after</i> that it was become -the night. -</p> - -<p> -7 And many damsels -came unto the city of -Lon from the country -that was round <i>about</i> it, -seeking to avail -themselves of the darkness -that <i>was</i> there. -</p> - -<p> -8 And they complained -in their villages -and in their towns <i>also</i>, -saying, Why is the city -of Lon favoured <i>above</i> -other cities? -</p> - -<p> -9 ¶ Now there was a -certain man, and <i>he was</i> -wedded unto a wife. -And it came to pass on -an occasion that he did -go with her along an -highway in Lon at <i>a -time</i> when it was dark. -And she was garbed in -raiment that <i>was</i> black, -so that he did take hold -<i>upon</i> her arm, fearing -lest he should lose her. -</p> - -<p> -10 And whither they -were going, that <i>did</i> he -know not, save only that -they sought the habitation -of a friend, there to -partake of nourishment -<i>and</i>, perchance, a little -wine. -</p> - -<p> -11 And as they -walked, behold, she -raised her voice <i>against</i> -him. And she did utter -bitter sayings; and she -told him <i>how</i> he had -troubled her for a long -time past. -</p> - -<p> -12 And she told him -divers things also -concerning himself and -concerning the things that -he had done, and -concerning the things that -he had left undone. -And afterwards she did -steep <i>herself</i> in silence. -</p> - -<p> -13 And as they -proceeded upon their way, -no word passing -<i>between</i> them, they came -unto a place where a -multitude of people was -gathered together. -</p> - -<p> -14 And there was one -of the multitude that -did come between them. -Yea, for a moment the -man, <i>he was</i> parted from -his wife, and the grip of -his hand, it was loosened -from her arm. -</p> - -<p> -15 And when he was -free of the multitude, -<i>he was</i> filled with doubt -concerning her, and -concerning <i>which</i> of -them she was. -</p> - -<p> -16 Wherefore he -seized an arm <i>at a</i> -venture, being the arm of a -woman in raiment of -black. And because she -spake no word, therefore -did he know that <i>it -was</i> verily his wife. -</p> - -<p> -17 And he continued -on the way <i>with</i> her -towards the habitation of -her friend; and they -came unto an house. -And his spirit grew -light within him <i>because</i> -the victual and the wine -also, they were become -very near. -</p> - -<p> -18 And whilst they -stood <i>without</i> the portal -of that house, she that -was his wife, she did -open the door of it <i>with</i> -a key. And he was -filled with amazement, -nor understood how it was. -</p> - -<p> -19 And she beckoned -unto him with her -finger, that he should -enter <i>into</i> that house. -And he went in with her. -</p> - -<p> -20 And after <i>they</i> -were come inside, she -did make her a light, -and he did see. And, -behold, <i>the woman</i>, she -was not his wife. -</p> - -<p> -21 ¶ Nevertheless, -because she was garbed in -raiment of black, and -was withal a comely -damsel, <i>being</i> not ill -favoured, therefore did -he forgive himself his -error. -</p> - -<p> -22 And when <i>the time</i> -came that he was -returned unto his -habitation, he waxed very -wroth with his wife. -And he upbraided her -soundly <i>because</i> she had -lost him amongst the -multitude. -</p> - -<p> -23 And she did forget -to question him -<i>concerning</i> his doings on -that night, neither did -he vouchsafe her any -answer concerning them. -</p> - -<p> -24 ¶ Now whensoever -it happened that <i>it was</i> -night, then did all the -damsels hie them forth -into the highways of the -city; and their thoughts -were of love <i>and</i> their -stomachs. -</p> - -<p> -25 And they would -make them <i>in the likeness</i> -of a maiden forlorn -so that the young man, -his heart was moved by -the sight of their desolation. -</p> - -<p> -26 And he would -approach unto them -<i>because</i> of their state, and -he would make offer of -himself for to be a -companion unto them <i>and</i> -to cheer them on their way. -</p> - -<p> -27 And he would say, -Knowest thou <i>whether</i> -the warning, it hath -been given? And she -would make answer -unto him and she would -say, Thine handmaiden, -<i>she</i> is a stranger in the -city, -</p> - -<p> -28 Nevertheless, she -hath received a <i>warning</i> -concerning men, that -they be wicked and full -of naughtiness. Therefore, -get thee hence, lest -it come to the ears of my -mother <i>about</i> thee. -</p> - -<p> -29 And he would -reason with her earnestly -and he would entreat -her that she <i>should</i> put -her trust in him. -</p> - -<p> -30 And when he had -pleaded with her long -enough, then would she -say unto him, Verily, -thou hast inclined me -<i>towards</i> thee with the -blandishments of thy -tongue. -</p> - -<p> -31 Now, therefore, <i>let -us</i> away, for wheresoever -thou goest, there -also will I go. And thou -shalt do <i>unto</i> me whatsoever -seemeth good unto thee. -</p> - -<p> -32 And she would -take him with her; and -wheresoever she did go, -there would he also go. -And whatsoever seemed -good <i>unto</i> her, that did -she do unto him. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap14"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER XIV. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>Artemas adviseth the -damsels and warneth them</i>. 9 -<i>Concerning the choice of -an husband</i>. 14 <i>And the -preparations for his -enticement</i>. 18 <i>He cautioneth -the hasty</i>. 20 <i>And -counselleth flattery</i>. 22 <i>And -artifice</i>. 25 <i>He returneth -again unto the choice of -an husband</i>. 28 <i>Concerning -the terrible things</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -List not to the words -of that man who -<i>hath</i> a leaning towards -thee, for he knoweth -not <i>the things</i> that he -doth say. -</p> - -<p> -2 Let not thine head -be uplifted by his -flattery, or thy spirit -grow proud <i>because of</i> -his praise. -</p> - -<p> -3 Yea, if he compareth -thine eyes to the stars, -and thy teeth to a necklet -of pearls, and thine -ear to a very <i>rare</i> shell, -then heed him not, <i>for</i> -he lieth. -</p> - -<p> -4 Remember the -rooster; it clucketh <i>so</i> -to the old brown hen. -Nevertheless, the countenance -of an hen, being -that <i>which</i> it is, hath -little of comeliness about it. -</p> - -<p> -5 When a young man -cometh unto thee, -having buttons a thousand -<i>times</i> burnished, think -not that he doeth this -thing for thy sake. -</p> - -<p> -6 For it may hap that -he but seeketh favour -<i>with</i> his captain; or, -perchance, <i>it is</i> his wife -that sendeth him out -thus. -</p> - -<p> -7 When thy man cometh -back from the wars, -pry not too deeply into -his carryings on during -the time that he was away. -</p> - -<p> -8 For he is a man -that hath done very -much for thee. Therefore -it is meet that he -should also have done <i>a -little</i> for himself. -</p> - -<p> -9 ¶ When thou -choosest a young man for to -husband thee, mark him -with great circumspection, -and regard him -closely, <i>how</i> he behaveth -against thy lures. -</p> - -<p> -10 There is one that -carrieth upon his arm a -coat of burr berri. He -walketh with thee -through the meadows. -And when thy footsteps -falter, lo, he spreadeth -it <i>out</i> upon the ground -for to be a couch <i>unto</i> -you. -</p> - -<p> -11 That man, he hath -the makings of a <i>safe</i> -husband, for he -foreseeth things. -</p> - -<p> -12 Yea, verily, such -an one <i>as this</i>, he shall -turn him neither to the -right hand nor to the -left hand; but when the -<i>time</i> that thou hast -appointed, it <i>be</i> come, then -shall he kiss thee full -<i>upon</i> the lips. -</p> - -<p> -13 And he shall place -his two arms around -thee also, and he shall -say in a manner befitting -thy lord all <i>those</i> -things that thou hast -willed him to say, so that -thou shalt verily believe -<i>for the</i> instant that thou -hast not worked him. -</p> - -<p> -14 ¶ Whensoever thou -goest forth <i>with</i> intent, -then shalt thou avail -thyself of the whole -might of thine armoury. -Moreover, if there be -anything lacking <i>in</i> -thee, scruple not to visit -the bazaar for to equip -thyself more fully. -</p> - -<p> -15 Yea, if thy chest -offend thee, fill <i>it</i> out; -and thy nose also, if it -cometh unto a blue -colour by the blast of the -wind, a morsel of fine -powder, <i>it shall</i> suffice -to restore thy comeliness. -</p> - -<p> -16 Lips of scarlet <i>and</i> -the pink cheek; lashes -to veil thine eyes in -night, and twilight -shadows for the <i>underneath</i>; -</p> - -<p> -17 Hair that fulfilleth -the young man's desire; -and teeth white as ivory, -set out in order. All -<i>these</i> things and more -also shalt thou buy with -the money thy father -doth get of his labour. -</p> - -<p> -18 ¶ Bring up thy -mother in <i>the way</i> she -should go and restrain -her continually. Else -shall she hold thee up -before the young man's -eyes <i>without</i> ceasing, -wherefore thou shalt -surely lose him. -</p> - -<p> -19 Consider the worm. -It sitteth <i>on</i> its hook in -a quiet place, nor followeth -after the fish. Nay, -rather doth it entice him -<i>because</i> it sitteth aloof. -Do thou, therefore, in -like manner. -</p> - -<p> -20 ¶ When a young -man speaketh unto thee -concerning a miracle -that <i>hath</i> saved him his -life, then open thine -eyes <i>into</i> his, and call -him wonderful. -</p> - -<p> -21 For in this manner -shalt thou remove the -credit <i>of it</i> from the -miracle and he will -believe thy words. And -he will perceive in thee -a multitude of charms -that erstwhile had been -hid. -</p> - -<p> -22 ¶ When a young -man embraceth thee, -say not unto him that -he is <i>the</i> first for to -do it; else will he -think that thou speakest -lies; or, if he believe -thee, assuredly he -will look for <i>the reason</i> -of it. -</p> - -<p> -23 Nay, catch up thy -breath in thy throat, -and gasp as a bird being -strangled, saying unto -him, Oh, Timothy (if -<i>such</i> his name shall be), -assuredly art thou <i>the</i> -first that hath kissed my -lips <i>like that</i>! -</p> - -<p> -24 For then will he -believe thee, and thy -words <i>will</i> stir him -mightily. For flattery -of the subtil kind, <i>it</i> -worketh a man; but -woman, she liketh <i>it</i> very -thick. -</p> - -<p> -25 ¶ Choose not a man -to husband thee according -to his means alone, -but according <i>to his</i> -meanness shalt thou -choose him also. For -how shall it profit thee -that his pocket <i>be</i> deep, -if thine arm be too short -<i>for</i> to fathom it. -</p> - -<p> -26 Neither shalt thou -choose him by the stars -that <i>he doth</i> wear upon -his arm; for thou makest -choice of an husband -and not <i>of a</i> liquid to -drink. -</p> - -<p> -27 The king of thine -heart shalt thou call -him, and <i>also</i> the lord -of thy life. But when -thou speakest <i>concerning</i> -thy knight of -love, then spell thou -<i>out</i> the letters of it; -verily, there be room -for misconception hereabouts. -</p> - -<p> -28 ¶ There are three -<i>things which</i> are too -terrible for me, yea, four -which I know not: -</p> - -<p> -29 The way of a -lioness with her cub; -the way of a dog <i>with</i> -his bone; the way of a -miser <i>with</i> his gold; and -the way of a maid <i>with</i> -her man. -</p> - -<p> -30 And whosoever -shall meddle with any -<i>of these</i>, he will rue it -the length of his days. -Neither shall any man -feel compassion towards -him, for he is condemned -of his own foolishness. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap15"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER XV. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>Concerning the children of -Israel</i>. 4 <i>Certain of them -go up unto the host</i>. 9 <i>Proper -men are chosen</i>. 16 -<i>Jericho is captured by a -stratagem</i>. 17 <i>An husbandman -entertaineth guests</i>. -22 <i>A certain young man -taketh unto himself a wife</i>. -35 <i>His sufferings</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Now there was much -perturbation of -spirit <i>amongst</i> the -children of Israel because -the fliers of Hu, they -did come unto the city -of Lon. -</p> - -<p> -2 And some of the -tribes did hasten to get -them <i>underneath</i> the -earth; and some of them -<i>did make</i> a great exodus -from the city, and they -did pass over unto the -shores of the sea. -</p> - -<p> -3 Wherefore the -people were in doubt -<i>concerning</i> what it was, and -some said, Verily, <i>it is</i> -the exodus that but -repeateth itself. But -others made answer unto -them, saying, Nay, -brother, <i>rather</i> is it the -Passover that happeneth -again. -</p> - -<p> -4 ¶ Nevertheless, there -were certain of the -children of Israel that -behaved in <i>other</i> manner. -And they did go for to -be amongst the host of En. -</p> - -<p> -5 And men did know -<i>this part</i> of them for -the fighting Judæans, -or King David's Own, or -the Kosher Cavalry; -yea, whichever of the -names came first unto -their lips, by <i>that name</i> -did they call them. -</p> - -<p> -6 Now the Levites, -that <i>were</i> also Cohens, -they complained in a -very low voice because -they were not allowed -for to go up, saying, -Alas, it is against the -law of Moses for us <i>to -do</i> this thing. -</p> - -<p> -7 And the chief priest, -he heard them. And <i>he -was</i> moved to compassion -by the hardness of -their lot. Wherefore he -made him an ordinance. -And he ordained that -they should go up. Yea, -all the Levites, that were -also Cohens, he gave -them leave for to join -the host of En. And -some <i>of them</i> rejoiced. -</p> - -<p> -8 Now whensoever a -man stood forth for to -fight amongst the children -of Israel, <i>being</i> the -fighting Judæans, <i>or</i> -King David's Own, <i>or</i> -the Kosher Cavalry, -then did they send -unto the chief physician -<i>for</i> to make trial of his -aptness. -</p> - -<p> -9 ¶ And if the chief -physician did say, I have -seen this man in <i>all</i> his -nakedness, and, behold, -he is a proper man to be -amongst us, then <i>was</i> it -so. But if he spake in -otherwise, then <i>was</i> it -not so. -</p> - -<p> -10 Wherefore it came -to pass that they were -all men made <i>unto</i> a -certain end; and if there -was anything lacking <i>in -them</i>, verily, it was but -a little thing and -beneath notice. -</p> - -<p> -11 Now there was one -amongst them, and his -mind it was filled with -stratagems. And, <i>after</i> -they had been gathered -together for a length of -time, he stood upon his -feet, and he spake unto -them in these words, -saying, -</p> - -<p> -12 Hail to you, my -brothers, and, Hail to -you, ye men of Israel! -And they answered him, -<i>saying</i>, Hail! And when -he perceived that their -ears, they were turned -towards him, he -continued with a loud voice, -and he said unto them, -</p> - -<p> -13 What of Jericho, -and <i>what</i> about it? -Verily, the city of David, -<i>it hath</i> fallen unto -Gentile hosts, but the -walls of Jericho, behold, -they are yet whole. Let -us, therefore, <i>contrive</i> -the matter. -</p> - -<p> -14 And after that he -had reminded them -concerning Joshua <i>that</i> -behaved in a cunning -manner, he commanded them -<i>accordingly</i>; and he -told each man <i>the thing</i> -that he should do. -</p> - -<p> -15 Wherefore it came -to pass when the signal -was given unto them, -that <i>they did</i> blow upon -their noses with a loud -blast. Yea, they did -make a very great noise -with their noses <i>because</i> -they did do it all at one -<i>time</i>. -</p> - -<p> -16 ¶ And when they -awoke on the morrow, -lo, the walls of Jericho, -<i>they were</i> fallen down. -And all the children of -Israel rejoiced in their -tents <i>because</i> they had -contrived it; nevertheless, -they imparted unto -no man the secret <i>of -the</i> blowing. -</p> - -<p> -17 ¶ Now there was a -certain man in the land -of En that was an -husbandman <i>and</i> of -substance. And he hired -him captives of the men -of Hu for to plow his -fields <i>and</i> to sow his -seeds <i>and</i> to do that -which was requisite and -necessary unto his land. -</p> - -<p> -18 And amongst them -there was one that had -formerly been wont to -shave the beards of his -brethren <i>with</i> a razor, -and to prepare the heads -of them <i>with</i> scissors. -</p> - -<p> -19 Now in the house -<i>of the</i> husbandman -there were many guest -chambers, and they were -for ever full. And -<i>whensoever</i> it happened -that his friends were -come for to visit him -<i>over</i> the end of a week, -then would he send -unto the man of Hu. -</p> - -<p> -20 And he would set -him <i>at</i> the hair of his -friends, and he would -bid him take the scissors; -yea, whosoever did -come for to visit him, the -hair of that man's head, -assuredly, <i>it was</i> cut -short. -</p> - -<p> -21 Neither was there -any help in him, for the -husbandman, <i>he was</i> -resolved that the -opportunity which was come, -it should not be idly cast -away. -</p> - -<p> -22 ¶ Now there was a -certain young man and -he took unto himself a -wife, a comely maid and -graceful as a young gazelle. -</p> - -<p> -23 And after that he -had rewarded the priest -for <i>all</i> that he had done -for him, and after that -he had taken leave of the -guests that were bidden -to the marriage feast, he -departed unto another -city; and the damsel -<i>that was</i> his wife, she -went with him. -</p> - -<p> -24 For it was a -custom in En that those -who were newly wed -should steal <i>away</i> -secretly unto a place afar -off, lest any man should -spy upon them and -make him a report <i>about</i> it. -</p> - -<p> -25 And after they -had pursued their way -for many hours, <i>they -came</i> unto an inn, being -that hostelry where they -did intend to sojourn -through all the night. -</p> - -<p> -26 Now the damsel -was a wily sort, <i>being</i> -sly and very artful; and -she had made her -preparations for to blind the -eyes of the curious. -</p> - -<p> -27 Wherefore she did -carry her apparel in -boxes that <i>were</i> old, -fearing lest any man -should laugh and wink -his eye because of the -newness <i>of them</i>. And -there was writ upon the -boxes certain symbols, -being the first letters of -her name <i>of</i> yesterday. -</p> - -<p> -28 Now after they had -subscribed their names -unto certain writings -that were laid <i>before</i> -them, it was their single -thought to close their -eyes in sleep, for <i>they -were</i> weary unto death -because of the journey. -</p> - -<p> -29 But the keeper of -the inn, he was a man -that <i>was</i> full of -suspicion; and the damsel -was comely to look upon. -Therefore he called the -young man unto him. -</p> - -<p> -30 And he said <i>unto -him</i>, Tarry yet a little -while and haste thee not -away, for I would feign -commune with thee -concerning <i>a matter</i>. -</p> - -<p> -31 And he took the -young man privately -upon one side, and he -questioned him concerning -<i>the matter</i>. And he -said unto him, Tell me, -I pray thee, the name of -the damsel? -</p> - -<p> -32 Now the young -man, he had never been -married before; also, he -was full of weariness, -having an earnest desire -to lay him down. And -because the question, it -came on a sudden, -therefore did he make -answer <i>without</i> serious -meditation. And he -said, -</p> - -<p> -33 The damsel -concerning whom thou -speakest, verily, her -name, <i>it is</i> Such an One. -And he forgat that it -was lately changed. -</p> - -<p> -34 And the keeper of -the inn waxed very -wroth; yea, his rage flew -all around him. And he -spake unto the young -man again, saying, Is -thy face then <i>of</i> brass -that thou speakest unto -me thus? -</p> - -<p> -35 ¶ And what thou -hast said, that have I -suspected long <i>enough</i>, -for so it is writ upon the -young <i>thing's</i> baggage. -Take heed, therefore, -and pay attention. -Because it is late, -therefore shalt thou sojourn -in my house <i>during</i> the -night. -</p> - -<p> -36 And the damsel, -she shall sojourn here -<i>also</i>. Nevertheless there -shall be a separation of -two floors between you -lest, <i>peradventure</i>, ye -come together by a -chance. And to-morrow -thou shalt proceed upon -thy way. -</p> - -<p> -37 And it was even -as the keeper <i>of the</i> inn -had said. And when -the morning was come, -they arose from their -couches ere the sky was -red and they shook the -dust of <i>that</i> place from -off their feet. -</p> - -<p> -38 And they hied -them with speed to -another place. And -they said unto the -keeper of the inn that was -there, We have come -from a <i>very distant</i> -city, and we have -journeyed the whole night -through. And, now, -behold, we are fatigued, -and <i>there is</i> no strength -left in us. -</p> - -<p> -39 And because the -young man, he forgat -not the damsel's name -<i>again</i>, therefore were -they permitted for to -seek their couch. And -they slumbered heavily -during <i>all</i> that day. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap16"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER XVI. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>The scribe goeth forth</i>. 4 -<i>He receiveth warning</i>. 6 -<i>Concerning a certain -damsel</i>. 15 <i>The infernal -regions</i>. 18 <i>A certain woman -maketh inquiry</i>. 21 <i>A -guardian of the peace -admonisheth him</i>. 26 <i>The -anger of the people</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Now it came to pass -that I did go <i>forth</i> -into the highways of the -city for to be amongst -the young things that -do gambol together, the -one with the other. -</p> - -<p> -2 And when I was -come out, lo, it was -night. And the stars -were in the sky, and the -moon also, it was there. -Verily, it was a night <i>for</i> -love. -</p> - -<p> -3 And as I went my -way, behold, there was -a certain man, <i>being</i> of -the guardians of the -people; and in his right -hand he did carry a -silver whistle. -</p> - -<p> -4 ¶ And I perceived -that there was a paper -about the middle of him, -even <i>upon</i> his stomach -did I see it; and writ -upon the paper were the -words, TAKE COVER. -</p> - -<p> -5 Wherefore I did hie -me thence, and I did -repair unto a certain -eating-house, craving -meat <i>for</i> to nourish my -bones and a little wine -<i>for</i> to moisten my sinews. -</p> - -<p> -6 ¶ And when I was -come into that place, -behold, there was a -damsel, a daughter of the -land of En, and comely -withal. -</p> - -<p> -7 And <i>there was</i> pride -in her manner of -bearing, and her eyes did -look forth as a morning -in spring. Also, she -was of the appearance -of twenty years. -</p> - -<p> -8 And even as I gazed -upon the freshness of -her, lo, the head of the -eating-house, being a -stranger <i>in the land</i> of -En, he approached nigh -unto her, and he did -make obeisance. -</p> - -<p> -9 And after he had -wept <i>a little</i>, he entreated -her leave for to speak. -And she commanded -him that he should -speak. -</p> - -<p> -10 And he spake unto -her in these words, -saying, Thy servant hath a -dungeon pertaining -unto him; <i>it is</i> a spacious -dungeon, and roomy -withal. Therefore, I -beseech thee that we go -down into the nether-most -corner of it, which -is a place of safety -whither danger cometh not. -</p> - -<p> -11 And after she had -heard <i>all that</i> he did say, -then waxed she wroth -indeed. And she looked -upon him in a <i>certain</i> -way, and she spake unto -him angrily, saying, -</p> - -<p> -12 Because thou hast -dared to say <i>these</i> things -unto me, therefore will -I eat no more at thy -table. -</p> - -<p> -13 Verily, the king of -Hu, he may scatter me -unto the stars, if <i>so be it</i> -he can; but it is not -<i>in him</i> to send me down -to thy dungeon. -</p> - -<p> -14 And notwithstanding -that her words, they -were lacking in wisdom, -nevertheless, I was filled -with a great pride -<i>because</i> she was one of the -women of En. -</p> - -<p> -15 ¶ And after I was -come out of that place, -I did get me <i>down</i> unto -the infernal regions that -are underneath the earth. -</p> - -<p> -16 And the people -that were there, they -were in number as the -hairs upon the backs of -twenty horses; and there -were men of En <i>amongst -them</i> also; yes, several -of them did I see. -</p> - -<p> -17 And I perceived a -great profusion of -chattels, and goods in an -infinite variety. And the -women that were <i>there</i>, -they were eating divers -victuals for to sustain -their bodies; but the -children and men, they -did <i>take</i> theirs from a -bottle. -</p> - -<p> -18 ¶ And a certain -woman that I knew not, -she spake unto me in -these words, saying, I -beseech thee, son of man, -to impart unto me the -hour of our going up. -</p> - -<p> -19 And because the -affair was not of my -doing, therefore <i>neither</i> -did I know the hour of -the going up. Nevertheless, -I scrupled not to -tell her the time of it, -for <i>she was</i> an old thing -and full of trepidation. -</p> - -<p> -20 Now the stink in -that place, it was full -of violence, being very -abominable, so that <i>I -was</i> like to be sick -unto death because of it. -Wherefore, I did make -haste for to get me out -<i>of it</i>, fearing to tarry -there any longer. -</p> - -<p> -21 ¶ And after I was -come up, I did go forth -into the night. And -immediately I was espied -by a guardian of the -people; and <i>he</i> -admonished me soundly. -</p> - -<p> -22 And he showed me -an hole near by that was -lately dug by the men -of Hu; and he told me -<i>also</i> concerning the -danger attending on fools. -And he bade me take -heed of his warning. -</p> - -<p> -23 But in all the time -that he did speak unto -me concerning my -safety, he spake nothing -<i>concerning</i> his own, so -that I did marvel -greatly at his valour. -</p> - -<p> -24 Nevertheless, <i>he -was</i> a little man and fat, -and the bristles of his -brows stood out <i>as</i> an -army at attention. -</p> - -<p> -25 And even as I yet -delayed my going down, -lo, one blew a bugle; -and immediately the -people came out in their -thousands from their -places <i>in the</i> bowels of -the earth. -</p> - -<p> -26 ¶ And I did go -amongst the multitude -for to hear them, and -what they said <i>about</i> it. -</p> - -<p> -27 And when I had -heard the things that -I <i>did</i> hear, I perceived -that they were greatly -vexed in spirit; and the -<i>manner</i> of their indignation, -it was in two kinds. -</p> - -<p> -28 And they said many -bitter things <i>against</i> the -men of Hu, because of -the thing that they had -done. -</p> - -<p> -29 But they were -provoked beyond measure -against the rulers of En, -<i>because</i> they did not do -those things, and <i>more</i> -also, in the cities of the -land of Hu. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap17"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER XVII. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>The city of Lon is divided -into parts</i>. 4 <i>Certain men -get them new names</i>. 7 <i>An -heavy tax is imposed upon -the traders</i>. 11 <i>A dearth -of paper arises in the land</i>. -13 <i>Concerning Northcliffe</i>. -16 <i>And concerning Welz</i>. -22 <i>Strange chariots are -seen throughout the land</i>. -25 <i>The ways of the charioteers</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -All Gaul is divided -into three parts; -but <i>at the time</i> when -there was war, the city -of Lon, it was divided -into more parts than -three. And unto each -part <i>there was</i> a number given. -</p> - -<p> -2 And it was ordained -that whosoever should -write him an epistle -unto any man of Lon, he -should write also the -number of <i>the part</i> -upon the outside of it. -</p> - -<p> -3 And all the people -obeyed the commandment. -But the rulers, -and the servants <i>of the</i> -rulers, they obeyed it -not, being exercised with -the business of the war -<i>so that</i> they forgot all -else. -</p> - -<p> -4 ¶ Now there were -certain men and their -names, they were framed -<i>after</i> the manner of -those of Hu. And it -was a cause of continual -trouble unto them that -their names, they were -<i>what</i> they were. -</p> - -<p> -5 And they gathered -themselves together and -they did commune, the -one with the other, -<i>concerning</i> their infirmity. -And they cursed the -days of their births, and -did pour loud murmurings -of anger <i>upon</i> the -heads of their ancestors. -</p> - -<p> -6 And, <i>afterwards</i>, -they gat them new -names. Yea, whatsoever -name seemed good <i>unto</i> -them, that name did -they take for themselves, -so that no man ever -<i>again</i> did hold up his -hands in horror at the -mention of them. -</p> - -<p> -7 ¶ Now the rulers laid -a tax upon the profits -of all the traders that -did make benefit during -<i>the time</i> when there was -war. And it was an -heavy tax, so that little -was left over. -</p> - -<p> -8 Wherefore all the -traders set them out for -to make that kind of -money <i>that is</i> not -amongst the profits. -And they were hard put -to <i>for</i> to do it. -</p> - -<p> -9 And they became -full of generosity -towards their servants, -and they did exercise -great care in the -preservation of their -buildings, nor grudged a -little money for to make -them beautiful. -</p> - -<p> -10 Yea, they were full -of craft, and their -cunning filled the hearts of -the righteous <i>sort</i> with -envy. And the money -that they did make, verily, -it was not all of the -kind <i>that is</i> amongst the -profits. -</p> - -<p> -11 ¶ Now it came to -pass that a great dearth -of paper arose throughout -the land, and all the -people were afraid -<i>because</i> of it, And they -reasoned amongst -themselves, the one with the -other, <i>saying</i>, -</p> - -<p> -12 By what means -shall the scribes instruct -us if, so <i>be</i> it, the paper -be taken away? And -who shall train us <i>up</i> in -the way we should go? -</p> - -<p> -13 ¶ And there was a -<i>certain</i> man, and his -name, it was Northcliffe. -And he called all the -people unto him, and he -spake unto them. -</p> - -<p> -14 And he went down -on his knees <i>before</i> them, -and he besought them -earnestly and <i>with</i> many -tears that they should -refrain from buying -that paper which did -bear the <i>sign</i> of The -Times. -</p> - -<p> -15 And the power of -his eloquence, it did -move them mightily. -Also, his paper was <i>of -the</i> cost of two pennies -at a time when two -farthings sufficed for -another. Wherefore -many did hearken unto -his prayer. -</p> - -<p> -16 ¶ Now there was a -learned scribe, and his -name, <i>it was</i> Welz. And -he was the first amongst -all the men of En that -did fly unto the moon. -</p> - -<p> -17 And it came to pass -that he did set out for -to get him paper, and -<i>he did</i> get it. Yea, -notwithstanding that it was -<i>a time</i> of war, nevertheless, -he did get him a -great abundance of paper. -</p> - -<p> -18 And after it was -got together, he sate him -<i>down</i> upon a seat, and -he did write. And after -the writing was finished, -he called certain men -unto him, and he did -flip his fingers, <i>and</i> he -said unto them, -</p> - -<p> -19 Behold, there is a -new God come to be over -us. For I <i>that</i> know, I -have written it. And -what I have writ, verily, -<i>it is</i>. And <i>it was</i> not. -</p> - -<p> -20 And he did get him -more paper, and he sate -him <i>down</i> again, and he -did write. And after the -writing was finished, he -called certain men unto -him, and he did flip his -fingers, <i>and</i> he said unto them, -</p> - -<p> -21 Behold, there is no -king for to reign over -us. For I <i>that</i> know, I -have written it. And -what I have writ, verily, -<i>it is</i>. And <i>it was</i> not. -</p> - -<p> -22 ¶ Now it came to -pass about this time that -many strange chariots -were seen throughout -the land. And each one -did carry <i>upon it</i> a -mighty bag, a puffed out -<i>thing</i> of wonderful design. -</p> - -<p> -23 And they were -those chariots that -erstwhile had been wont to -take their motion <i>from</i> -a tank but, being -converted, they now did -take it <i>from</i> the bag. -</p> - -<p> -24 Nevertheless, it -was whispered amongst -the people that notwithstanding -that the bag, -it was full, yet <i>would</i> -they move not when the -tank was empty. Wherefore -many <i>did</i> doubt the -sincerity of their conversion. -</p> - -<p> -25 ¶ Now whensoever -it happened that a -young man approached -unto the driver of a -public chariot seeking for -to hire him <i>at a price</i>, -then would the charioteer -consider him for to -see <i>the manner</i> of man -that he was. -</p> - -<p> -26 And he would look -upon the countenance of -the young man; yea, -from the crown of his -head unto the soles that -were upon his feet, <i>he -would</i> observe him narrowly. -</p> - -<p> -27 And if the young -man pleased him, he -would say unto him, -Because thou hast found -favour <i>in</i> mine eyes, -therefore am I content. -And the hire, it shall be -<i>at a price</i>. -</p> - -<p> -28 But if the young -man was ill-favoured -nor found favour in the -eyes of the charioteer -<i>because</i> he carried a -mean look, then would -the charioteer say unto -him, -</p> - -<p> -29 Begone, thou <i>man</i> -of little promise, for -what have I <i>to do</i> with -thee? Also, the wheels -of my chariot are lacking -in wind, <i>and</i> I am a -man that hath an empty -tank. -</p> - -<p> -30 Yea, howsoever it -was, verily, he would -have his <i>reason</i>. And -after he had finished -speaking, then would he -haste him away <i>for</i> to -seek the man of his -choice. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap18"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER XVIII. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>Food is measured out unto -the people</i>. 4 <i>A certain -woman hath an appetite</i>. -12 <i>She retaineth it</i>. 13 <i>The -ways of a young man</i>. 15 -<i>The rulers lay hands on the -people's pleasures</i>. 23 -<i>Concerning certain amongst -the makers of munitions -for the war</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Now the chief larderer -of the land of En -did send unto the -people, and he spake unto -them concerning <i>the -things</i> that they should -eat, and concerning <i>how</i> -much. -</p> - -<p> -2 And he commanded -them that they should -partake of meat according -to a <i>certain</i> measure, -and of other things also, -a weekly rate <i>for</i> every -week, all the weeks of -the war. -</p> - -<p> -3 And he cautioned -all them that were given -<i>over</i> to the pursuit of -food, and he forbade -them to eat of certain -viands save only according -to the measure. And -he gave all the people -cards; yea, unto every -man, <i>he did</i> give a card. -</p> - -<p> -4 ¶ Now there was a -certain woman, <i>being</i> a -woman of an appetite, -and she lived in an -house where four people -were. And she went -unto the bazaar, and she -did buy <i>her</i> meat. -</p> - -<p> -5 And she did pay for -it in five pieces of silver -<i>and</i> in four new stamps. -And the meat, it was to -provide sustenance -during all <i>that</i> week for -them that were in the -house. -</p> - -<p> -6 And when she was -come home, she did put -it in a safe <i>place</i>, saying, -Because it is a little -meat, <i>therefore</i> let us -preserve it until the -Sabbath be come. -</p> - -<p> -7 Now it came to pass -that two of them that -did live in that house, -<i>they were</i> called away; -and the Sabbath was not -yet come. -</p> - -<p> -8 And the woman, she -was left alone with her -husband; and the meat, -it did <i>also</i> remain. And -she lifted up her voice -on high, singing songs -of jubilation <i>because</i> -the meat, it was grown -double. -</p> - -<p> -9 And she said unto -her husband, Let us -therefore make us a -festival, and let us eat our -fill, <i>and</i> more also. And -let us buy wine <i>of a</i> rare -vintage for to cheer us -on the day. -</p> - -<p> -10 And she went out -and she did get her wine -<i>of a</i> rare vintage that -was very old. And her -Sabbath eve was passed -in joyful expectation. -</p> - -<p> -11 And <i>when</i> the -morrow was come, she -made her preparations -for the festival. And -she made her sauces -of a choice flavour, and -a <i>little</i> gravy also. And -when the mixing of -them, it was done, she -betook herself unto the -safe <i>place</i> where the -meat, it was hid. -</p> - -<p> -12 ¶ And, behold, it -was gone, being eaten -<i>up</i> of the cat. And the -anguish of that woman, -<i>it was</i> terrible. Neither -did the sauces of a -choice flavour, nor the -gravy, nor the wine of -a rare vintage suffice for -to console her in <i>the -time</i> of her tribulation. -</p> - -<p> -13 ¶ Now whensoever -it happened that a -young man, being -devoured of love for a -damsel, did seek for to -pave <i>the way</i>, then -would he wait upon the -damsel's mother. -</p> - -<p> -14 And he would -bring with him seven -small pieces of sugar -and a little butter, for -<i>it was</i> a sure means, nor -ever failed of <i>its</i> purpose. -</p> - -<p> -15 ¶ Now the rulers -made them a decree, and -they ordained that a -measure of water, it -should be added unto all -the strong drink that -<i>was</i> sold throughout the -land. -</p> - -<p> -16 And the publicans -made haste with a good -heart for to fulfil the -rulers' behest; yea, -wonderful <i>was</i> their zeal -in the doing of it. -</p> - -<p> -17 Wherefore that -which was erstwhile -strong, behold, <i>it was</i> -grown very weak; -nevertheless, there were some -who contended that a -little <i>of it</i>, sprinkled -upon ground where seeds -were, it hastened <i>the -time</i> of the harvest. -</p> - -<p> -18 And the rulers of -the land did also make -them a new ale, <i>being</i> of -the colour of drink, but -not otherwise. -</p> - -<p> -19 And all the blowers -of froth, they came -<i>together</i> for to seek -enlivenment of it. -Nevertheless, after that they -had drunk all that which -the publicans did <i>have</i>, -yet gat they not enlivenment. -</p> - -<p> -20 But they remained -a miserable <i>lot</i> and -sober; verily, there was -not one amongst them -that could say unto his -friend on the morrow, -</p> - -<p> -21 Assuredly, <i>it was</i> a -goodly night and very -pleasing, <i>for</i> I did get -me rarely oiled, being -bailed out <i>by</i> my -brother. -</p> - -<p> -22 Wherefore many -did murmur against the -rulers <i>because</i> they -stretched forth their -hands for to touch the -pleasures of the people. -</p> - -<p> -23 ¶ Now it came to -pass on occasions that -<i>certain</i> of the makers of -munitions for the war, -being the foolish and the -ill-advised amongst them, -they did cease from -their labours because -they were displeased. -</p> - -<p> -24 Peradventure they -were dissatisfied on -account of their hire, -seeking that <i>it should</i> be -added to by the matter -of one farthing <i>for</i> -every hour of their labour. -</p> - -<p> -25 And after they had -rested them for a time, -withholding their help -from their brothers that -<i>were</i> gone into battle, -then that which they -asked, it would be given -unto them. -</p> - -<p> -26 And they would -take it as the fitting -reward of <i>their</i> persistence, -nor recked the -farthing, that it was -paid for in the blood of -valiant men. -</p> - -<p> -27 Nevertheless, there -<i>were</i> also others amongst -the makers of munitions -that ceased not from -their labours, nor rested -them either by day or by -night, but <i>were</i> for ever -at it. -</p> - -<p> -28 And all the people -honoured them, being -thankful that such <i>as -these</i>, both the men and -the women <i>of them</i>, they -were left for to prove -the land of En <i>before</i> -the eyes of the world. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap19"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER XIX. -</h3> - -<p class="intro"> -1 <i>Concerning the women</i>. 3 -<i>Certain of them are -rewarded</i>. 4 <i>And certain of -them go forth with the -fighters</i>. 7 <i>And certain of -them become scribes unto -the rulers</i>. 16 <i>Concerning -revelations</i>. 19 <i>The young -man and the maiden that -was full up</i>. -</p> - -<p><br></p> - -<p class="noindent"> -Now the things that -came to pass amongst -the women of the -land, they were of -divers kinds <i>according</i> to -the manner of the women. -</p> - -<p> -2 And <i>those</i> that -before the war had been -wont to ride through the -country carrying fire -and brimstone, they became -<i>full of</i> zeal for the -glory of En. -</p> - -<p> -3 ¶ Wherefore they -gat their reward, being -vouchsafed the right to -speak on the choice of -the rulers. And they -were filled with contentment, -<i>saying</i>, the one -unto the other, It is <i>the</i> -beginning. -</p> - -<p> -4 ¶ And certain of the -women did go forth for -<i>to be</i> with the fighters -of En. And they were of -two kinds. And some -of them <i>were</i> Waacs, -and some of them <i>were</i> -Wrens. -</p> - -<p> -5 And those that were -Waacs, they were <i>of the</i> -land; and those that -were Wrens, they were -<i>of the</i> sea. -</p> - -<p> -6 And the things that -<i>they did</i> do made all -men wonder, for they -avoided not the hardships -of their brothers, -but shared with them -the trials <i>on</i> the way. -</p> - -<p> -7 ¶ And certain of the -damsels did contrive for -to get them work <i>at the -hands</i> of the governors; -and they did go unto -those places where the -business of war, <i>it was</i> -carried on. -</p> - -<p> -8 And after the work -of the day, it was come -to an end, then would -they foregather, and -they would commune, -the one with the other. -And they would say, -</p> - -<p> -9 Hast thou seen the -new captain that be -come <i>unto</i> our room? -Verily, he hath a -countenance that pleaseth -me mightily, and his -eyes, they be blue; -moreover, <i>there is</i> hair -upon his lip that -tempteth exceedingly. -</p> - -<p> -10 Also, he hath -looked upon me <i>with a</i> -look; and, peradventure, -I have found favour in -his eyes. Yea, -notwithstanding that men <i>do -say</i> he hath got shekels -in abundance, nevertheless, -I have a feeling towards -him <i>in spite</i> of it. -</p> - -<p> -11 And the damsel -unto whom she did -speak, she would make -answer, and she would -say, Verily, there are -<i>many</i> that will envy thee -because of thy captain. -And now will I tell thee -<i>something</i> also. -</p> - -<p> -12 There is a certain -man and <i>he is</i> of an high -rank, being even <i>one</i> -that captains do salute. -And he is <i>that man</i> who -doth say unto me the -things that <i>I shall</i> write. -</p> - -<p> -13 And <i>after that</i> I -have brought the -writing unto him and he -hath made his mark -<i>upon it</i>, then doth he -reward me; and the manner -of the reward, <i>it is</i> -a kiss. -</p> - -<p> -14 Peradventure in a -<i>little</i> time he will make -him an arrangement for -to meet me afterwards, -<i>the better</i> to say unto me -all those things that a -man, who loveth much, -doth speak to the -maiden that <i>hath</i> him. -</p> - -<p> -15 And, <i>because</i> thou -art my friend, <i>therefore</i> -shalt thou be welcome -to mine house when <i>the -time</i> cometh that we be -wed. -</p> - -<p> -16 ¶ And certain of -the damsels did don -strange apparel, that -was <i>like</i> unto the -raiment of men. And their -nether limbs did stand -revealed; yea, their legs, -<i>they were</i> no longer hid. -</p> - -<p> -17 And men perceived -their shape, that some <i>of -them</i> were straight, and -some were <i>of a</i> curve; -and the others, they -knocked them <i>at</i> the -knees. -</p> - -<p> -18 And they cursed -the war in their hearts -because of these things, -that <i>it had</i> revealed -them. And they prayed -that <i>the days</i> of their -innocence might be given -back unto them and -their faith again <i>made</i> -whole. -</p> - -<p> -19 ¶ Now <i>there were</i> -some amongst the young -men that, being with a -maid, did wrongly read -the tokens of the -damsel's love, <i>and</i> the look -of it, thinking, Perchance -the damsel fasteth -over long. -</p> - -<p> -20 And <i>he</i> would say -unto her, Let us now -seek out <i>a place</i> where -we may regale ourselves -with meat, <i>and</i> with -choice viands. -</p> - -<p> -21 And with a measure -of prepared wheat, -<i>and</i> with a little wine -also, for <i>I perceive</i> that -thy stomach, it troubleth -thee <i>somewhat</i>. -</p> - -<p> -22 And the damsel, -she would make denial -<i>of it</i>, and she would be -loth <i>for</i> to go in, -feigning to be freshly -nourished, and abundantly. -</p> - -<p> -23 And he would -strive to cajole her; -nevertheless, for a long -time, she <i>would</i> hearken -not unto the voice of his -pleadings. -</p> - -<p> -24 But when he was -come to the end of his -persuasions and she did -perceive that the meal, -<i>it was</i> in peril, then -would she speak unto -him <i>earnestly</i>. -</p> - -<p> -25 And she would say -unto him, For thy sake -will I do <i>this thing</i>; -yea, for none other -would I eat at <i>a time</i> -when I be full up. And -after that she was -finished speaking, then -<i>would</i> she go in. -</p> - -<p> -26 And if she did -know that the taste of -his mouth was <i>towards</i> -sweetness, then would -she seek to gain favour -in his eyes, and she -would say unto him, -</p> - -<p> -27 Take thou <i>the -morsel</i> of sugar that be -mine, for the need of -thy servant, it is nought -in comparison with -thine. -</p> - -<p> -28 And so she would -win his regard, even -with <i>the morsel</i> of sugar -would she do it. And, -<i>afterwards</i>, she would -set about it, and she -would <i>eat</i>. -</p> - -<p> -29 And when she had -made an end <i>of eating</i>, -the young man, he -would be amazed. And -upon the next day, he -would say unto his -friend, -</p> - -<p> -30 Verily, it were -better to take an hungry -man into <i>such a place</i> -than a maiden, full up, -<i>that</i> holdeth back. -</p> - -<p> -31 Yea, what shall it -profit a man that the -music <i>tell</i> of a perfect -day, if his pockets be -empty and the week, <i>it -yet</i> young. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap20"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER XX. -</h3> - -<p class="noindent"> -Take heed, my son, -and hearken unto -the words of Artemas, -for there <i>are</i> many that -will give thee counsel, -yet wisdom <i>cometh</i> only -from the few. -</p> - -<p> -2 Depart not from the -narrow <i>path</i> of virtue, -for he that steppeth -<i>from</i> the duck board, -assuredly, he getteth him -wet feet. -</p> - -<p> -3 Therefore, make -thy life wisely, O my -son, lest thy neighbour -speak ill <i>concerning</i> -thee. -</p> - -<p> -4 For the way of the -transgressor, <i>it is</i> soft, -needing a light tread -<i>and</i> without weight. -And he that leaveth his -footprint behind, his -foolishness doth -condemn him. -</p> - -<p> -5 But whosoever sinneth -with prudence, <i>that -man</i> shall be exalted -unto heaven, and his name, -it shall exhale a perfume -very sweet. -</p> - -<p> -6 A damsel blusheth -<i>because</i> of thee; verily, -she is sick <i>of</i> love. If -there be an asp in the -house, embrace it; it -were better this <i>than</i> -that. -</p> - -<p> -7 For the thongs with -<i>which</i> thou thinkest to -have bound her, fool! <i>they -are</i> knotted about -thyself. -</p> - -<p> -8 The wages of sin is -death, but a wife may -be given <i>even</i> unto the -righteous. -</p> - -<p> -9 Beware of thy wife -<i>when</i> she forgiveth thee. -When she sayeth unto -thee, What <i>matter</i> the -wildness of thy young -oats, then shalt thou <i>take</i> -care. -</p> - -<p> -10 Verily, she schemeth -only that she <i>may</i> -draw thee on. And -<i>whatsoever</i> thou shalt -say, that will she surely -have <i>up</i> against thee. -</p> - -<p> -11 Neither will she -<i>cease</i> from reminding -thee concerning all thy -wickedness, digging up -thine ill-sown <i>fields</i> -continually. -</p> - -<p> -12 For in this manner -will she show thee -how deep are the <i>depths</i> -of thy vileness. And -the forgiveness of so -<i>much</i>, shall it not signify -the largeness of her -heart? -</p> - -<p> -13 Now <i>there</i> is a way -unto the management of -a wife, and a manner of -bringing her up. -</p> - -<p> -14 For the wise man, -he speaketh <i>with</i> his -mouth, and he saith -unto her, Thou art fair, -<i>my</i> love, <i>my</i> spouse; -thou art fair. -</p> - -<p> -15 Thou hast ravished -my heart <i>with</i> one of -thine eyes; with the -other also hast thou -taken me, and I am -<i>become</i> exceedingly thine. -</p> - -<p> -16 And after he has -said all these things -unto her, and more also, -then doth he send her -out <i>for to</i> gather him -victuals. And, behold, -she goeth forth content. -</p> - -<p> -17 But the fool, he -worketh the raw skin -unto his bones for love -of her, neither seeketh -he requital because of -it. And, lo, <i>the woman</i> -complaineth for ever. -</p> - -<p> -18 Remember thy life, -<i>that</i> thou livest it, for -it was given unto thee -<i>for</i> the purpose; -</p> - -<p> -19 And he that counselleth -thee in otherwise, -<i>he is</i> a fool that doth -threaten to rob thee of -thy mite. -</p> - -<p> -20 By a damsel's -kisses shalt thou know -her; and the kiss of thy -best beloved, <i>it shall</i> be -fraught with disappointment. -</p> - -<p> -21 For if she hath not -met the lips of other -men, then <i>shall</i> her -kisses lack seasoning. -</p> - -<p> -22 But if she knoweth -<i>the way</i>, assuredly, -some other hath been <i>at -her</i>. -</p> - -<p> -23 The damsel crieth -out in her foolishness, -<i>saying</i>, A little love, and -a little love, and a little -love. And the young -man fleeth <i>before</i> her. -</p> - -<p> -24 But the wise virgin -<i>maketh</i> a discreet noise; -and she taketh him unawares. -</p> - -<p><br><br><br></p> - -<p><a id="chap21"></a></p> - -<h3> -CHAPTER XXI. -</h3> - -<p class="noindent"> -Blessed is he <i>that</i> -hath a full drum; -and those that wait -without the bazaars, they -shall look <i>upon it</i> with -envy. -</p> - -<p> -2 A little love warmeth -the blood; but much -<i>love</i>, it is a consuming -fire. -</p> - -<p> -3 Wherefore, beware -of the damsel with -ruddy locks. For if <i>it be</i> -so, assuredly she will -devour thee up; but if it -be <i>of</i> henna, a draught -of spring water will -serve thee equally. -</p> - -<p> -4 Beware of all -women, and avoid thou -them that <i>would</i> undo -thee. -</p> - -<p> -5 For the ways of -those do grow in -artfulness; neither is -there any <i>man</i> that -can stand up against -them. -</p> - -<p> -6 Now there is a -certain woman, and she -hath hair <i>of a</i> length; -it is like unto silk also, -and the colour of it -allureth the eye. -</p> - -<p> -7 Verily, <i>that</i> woman -will contrive that thou -shall loosen the pin <i>of it</i>. -Yea, in thy clumsiness, -thou shalt <i>bring it</i> -down. -</p> - -<p> -8 For <i>it is</i> a snare -with which she seeketh -to entrap thee; and the -cunning of her maketh -thee her tool in <i>the -matter of</i> thine own enticement. -</p> - -<p> -9 List not to the -voice of the tale-bearer, -and the scandalmonger -shalt thou abhor <i>with</i> a -great abhorrence. -</p> - -<p> -10 For what hast -thou <i>to do</i> with virtue? -And who art thou to -prescribe thy neighbour's life? -</p> - -<p> -11 Verily, rumour -raceth like the wind; it -groweth quicker than -light <i>when</i> the sun riseth. -And scandal, it is -the father of more -children <i>than</i> are. -</p> - -<p> -12 Judge not a man -according to the look of -him, else shalt thou be -many times deceived. -</p> - -<p> -13 For the brightest -button, is it the chief -upon thy raiment? Nay, -neither <i>doth</i> it support -thy necessary garment. -</p> - -<p> -14 The young man, -he loveth easily, <i>but</i> at -two score years he waxeth discreet. -</p> - -<p> -15 The damsel, she -loveth easily, <i>and</i> at -two score years she waxeth easier. -</p> - -<p> -16 In the heat of the -desert, then think of -Hell, for <i>it is</i> a pleasant -thought that will -comfort thee somewhat. -</p> - -<p> -17 Thine enemy hurleth -a missile. It cometh -through the air for to -<i>out</i> thee. If thou art -a fool, remove not from -that place. But if thou -art wise, then haste thee -quickly away. -</p> - -<p> -18 For every snail -<i>hath</i> its shell, and he -getteth it on his back; -but the laggard, he -getteth <i>it</i> in the neck. -</p> - -<p> -19 Howbeit, it is not -always the quick <i>man</i> -that goeth first over the -top. -</p> - -<p> -20 A damsel inclineth -towards thee. She -regardeth thee with soft -eyes and <i>there is</i> -meaning in her glance. -</p> - -<p> -21 Peradventure thou -hast a blot upon the -beauty of thy face <i>which</i> -annoyeth thee continually. -Nevertheless, she -will not see it. -</p> - -<p> -22 At the largeness of -thine ears, at the -uprightness of thine hair, -at thy teeth that <i>were</i> -made for thee, she will -look at none of these. -</p> - -<p> -23 But if thy pocket -be empty, lo, she will -see <i>them</i> all. Neither -will she forgive thee for -being <i>what</i> thou art. -</p> - -<p> -24 Woe unto man that -be born upon earth, -neither is there any -help <i>in him</i> save only -death. -</p> - -<p> -25 For whosoever liveth -his years in solitude, -his old age <i>shall be</i> full -of desolation. 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