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religious rites with holy-water are such as they solemnize repeatedly (pavan dôr), among which there are many in which I act and am very well performing'-the gift of 350 dirhams is then not excessive remuneration for him.
21. As to the disciple who spoke thus:-' -'For 350 dirhams I will twice2 conduct all the religious rites in the land of Pârs'-such of them as they then conduct repeatedly are not many in the aggregate (kinako), and they certainly damage his (the man's) property, and all the religious rites of fire, through that deficiency. 22. And they would accept it on this account, that through a love of righteousness they might cause an advantage (khanginakŏ) unto all those religious rites by their own inferior eminence. 23. And he extends and impels the ceremonial of the sacred beings into much progress who promotes it through that eminence which is owing to his own wealth, and which is thus more possessed of a share (bôn) of the ceremonial of the sacred beings and of the good work of praise-except, indeed, a like good work of praise of his—when they shall cause that manifestation of eminence. 24. So that the orderer of the good work understands that that which is diminished by him is the eminence
1 Reading mûn, 'which,' instead of amat, 'when' (see Chap. LXII, 4 n).
2 The cipher 'a' is omitted in the Pahl. text here, but see §§ 3, 17.
K35 has bûn, instead of bûm (see § 3).
4 Or, it may be 'by the eminence of their own wealth,' as aîr, 'inferior,' and khêl, wealth, property,' are alike in Pahlavi; but neither reading is quite satisfactory here.
By a proper disbursement of wealth. • When he diminishes his payment.
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