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5. The discipleship and veneration of Frashôstar1 also, and the laudation of Frashồstar for making the religion progressive and for its true transmission in the words of Adharmazd; also the whole righteousness of those whom Frashóstar attracted to the religion.
6. About the laudation of Zaratūst there is this, too, that is: 'Thou art not astray from us, neither in life, nor in enquiry, nor in openly announcing, even when demonstrating 2 the religion to others, nor in anything whatever, O Spitâmân! from us who are archangels; and the donation of benefit to supplicants is the food, and the clothing for us, who are in the ceremonial of the sacred beings, is unworn (asûdako)??
7. About guarding a friend, managing an unfriendly person, and affording a person shelter for the sake of protection, justice, and rectitude *; also the unworthy condition of that man who, requiring to perform those duties and good works that are important, shall perform those that are trivial. 8. And this, too, that is : 'Thou art likewise aware, and thou also understandest it, Orighteous Zaratûst ! through the sagacity of my wisdom, which was the first among existences 5, and which is also so unto the last existence.'
9. Righteousness is excellence that is perfect.
1 See Bk. VIII, Chap. XXXVIII, 68, and compare Pahl. Yas. XXVIII, 8 b, c.
: K has when thou wouldst demonstrate.' s See Pahl. Yas. XXVIII, 10 c. • Ibid. 11 a.
6 Ibid. II C.
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