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Sect, l] Chaptet- II. 1-3<br />

how <strong>the</strong>y do not change <strong>the</strong>ir orbits, '"and"' <strong>the</strong> luminaries which<br />

are in <strong>the</strong> heaven, how <strong>the</strong>y all rise and set in order each in<br />

its season, and transgress not against <strong>the</strong>ir appointed order.<br />

2. Behold ye <strong>the</strong> earth, and give heed to <strong>the</strong> things which<br />

take place upon it from first to last, ''how steadfast <strong>the</strong>y are"',<br />

how ''none <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> things upon earth'' change, '"but"' all <strong>the</strong><br />

works <strong>of</strong> God appear ""to you"'. 3. Behold <strong>the</strong> summer and<br />

<strong>the</strong> winter, ""how <strong>the</strong> whole earth is filled with water, and clouds<br />

and dew and rain lie upon it^.<br />

Kal ovic ((iXivov airo Twv epyav<br />

avTwv<br />

28. '^Kaaros tov irXrjffioy avTov ovk<br />

fBKupfV,<br />

Kal €ais aiwt/os ovk dTretOrjaoviTiv<br />

TOV prjuaros avTov,<br />

The next work that calls for considera-<br />

tion here ia <strong>the</strong> T. Napht. 2' ovrms ovv<br />

IffTwaav, rlKva fiov, iravra ra Ipya i/iSiv<br />

(V T&^ii eh dyaduv Iv ipujic^ deovj /cot<br />

fiT^Rlv araicTov TTOiriffrjTe (v icaTacJypovrifftt,<br />

fii}5€ i^ai Katpov aitrov, 3^» ^ o ^\(0? Kai<br />

ij ai\7jvrj Kal ol atrrtpes ovk &\Kotovfftv<br />

T^r T&^iv avTwv' ovToj Kal v/j-ets p-rj<br />

dK\oidi(TrjT€ vojiov Beov iv aTa^iq. Tu/v<br />

•npd^icov v^ujv, 3. e0vr] TrKavrjOivra Kal<br />

dtpivTa Kvpiov qWoiaaav rijv Tct^iv<br />

avTwv. These passages may have been<br />

before our writer. From works that<br />

preceded our <strong>book</strong> we now pass to<br />

works which were written later. The<br />

earliest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se is <strong>the</strong> Pss. Sol. 18"-".<br />

2. 6 SiaT&^as iv -nopeia tpaffT^pai fls<br />

KaipovsitpStvdtp* fffxepSjv eh Tj^tpa^,<br />

Kal ov irapePrjffav and 65ov fjv li/c-<br />

TilXoi avroTs.<br />

3. iv (p6Pa> 8eov fj 68os airaiv KaS'<br />

iKatTTTjv Tjnipav,<br />

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