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V. TAHMURAS' FRAGMENTS.
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77. The holy liberality and bounteousness that reign between brethren in the Faith!
XXXVII, XXXVIII. XXXVII.-78. He who in this bodily world, O Spitama Zarathustra ! deemeth overweening well of his own merit,
79. All the time that he doeth this, his soul becomes burdened with sin ?
xxxvIII.-80. But if he deemeth justly of his own merit,
81. Or if he rate it lower than the truth,
82. Then I, the Maker Ahura Mazda, will make his soul see Joy 3,
83. And Paradise, boundless Light, undeserved felicity“,
84. And Happiness eternal, while the wicked is in pain 85, 86 = 22, 23.
XXXIX. 87. As for me in this bodily world, O Spitama Zarathustra ! the three best things of the world are 8 :
88. The sacrifice offered to me, Ahura Mazda ; the sacrifice and prayer, the bounteous free offering, the free offering of pleasure?, the free offering of assistance 8 made unto the fire of Ahura Mazda ;
89. And the pleasure, the graciousness, the gifts, the deference shown unto the righteous, rich in good thoughts, rich in good words, rich in good works..
The offering that rejoices the fire (that increases the brightness and gaiety of its light and its sound).
• The offering that feeds him and makes him stronger.
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