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38. Adversity is good, if on account of God; but it is useless to pain the body. Without God, the comforts of wealth are unprofitable.
39. He that believeth not in the one God, hath an unsettled mind; he will be in sorrow, though in the possession of riches : but God is without price.
40. The niind which hath not faith, is fiekle and unsettled, because, not being fixed by any certainty, it changeth from one thing to another.
41. Whatever is to be, will be: therefore long not for grief nor for joy, because by seeking the one, you may find the other. Forget not to praise God.
42. Whatever is to be, will be: therefore neither wish for heaven nor be apprehensive on account of hell. Whatever was ordained, is.
43. Whatever is to be, will be; and that which God hath ordained tan neither be augmented nor decreased. Let your minds understand this.
44. Whatever is to be, will be; and nothing else can happen. Accept that which is proper for you to receive, but nothing else.
45. Whatever God ordereth, shall happen, so why do ye vex yourselves? Consider God as supreme over all; he is the sight for you to behold.
46. Dávú sayeth, Do unto me, oh God! as thou thinkest best-I am obedient to thee. My disciples! behold no other God; go nowhere but to him.
47. I am satisfied of this, that your happiness will be in proportion to your devotion. The heart of Dívú worshippeth God night and day.
48. Condemn nothing which the creator hath made. Those are his holy servants who are satisfied with them.
49. We are not creators — the Creator is a distinct being; le can make whatever he desireth, but we can make nothing.
50. Kabira left Benares and went to Mughor in search of God. Rám met him without concealment, and his object was accomplished.
51. Dáni' sayeth, My earnings are God. He is my food and
