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of the vile, and of friendship of the good and enmity of the vile, through understanding good and evil; and the understanding of good and evil is through possession of Vohuman, and that possession of Vohuman becomes also an explainer of Vohuman.
11. This, too, that by him who gives commands about the progress of the concerns of the sacred beings, his own knowledge of every kind is also developed ; even for this reason, because the command being necessary for the personal duty of the good, they also develope the knowledge of every kind for which that commanding of duty and its auspiciousness are suitable. 12. This, too, that by him who teaches the good, the good work is then appropriated which is also an assistance of Zaratust through speaking of the religion; even for this reason, because, on account of those of the religion of Zaratūst who really constitute the renovation of the universe, the speaking connected with Zaratustthrough the teaching of the good and teachers not of the same religion and the assistance through speaking of the religion become the good work appropriated.
13. This, too, that by him who gives anything to that person who praises the sacred beings and the good, a throne is appropriated in yonder world', even on the mention of it. 14. This, too, that by him who is teaching that which is for the propitious, the damage that is owing to want of resources in religion is shut out of the world; even for this reason, because, owing to that, he increases the resources of religion of every kind, and the ad
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• Ibid. 9 b.
See Pahl. Yas. XXIX, 8 c. [37]
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