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upon him on the road, and carries off his property (qumâs), or he be slain?, they give him back in that other world four things for each one of whatever they have carried off. 5. If he be slain he becomes righteous, any sin that he has committed goes clean away from him, and they convey him to heaven. 6. But (amma) if he becomes faulty (bâtil) in any duty, and a robber falls upon him on the roads, and carries off his wealth (mâl), or he be slain, when he descends to that other world + all the property that other carried off from him becomes just as though it were his who has carried it off from that person ; and, besides, there occur, as a substitute ('hiva;) for that property, the punishment and torment they give him. 7. And if he be slain it is just as though he who has carried it off from that person were 'one who had innocently slain that person who arrives in hell as retribution (mukâfât) for sin.
CHAPTER IV. 1. The fourth subject is this, that it is not desirable for any one that he should become hopeless of the pity (ra'h mat) and forgiveness of Hôrmazd, and fix his heart outwardly on this, that our sin is excessive and it is not possible to arrive in heaven. 2. Because it happens that a small quantity of duty and good work is performed, and it may be that for that
1 Lp, B29, J15 have or they shall slay him anywhere.' 2 Lp, B29 omit the rest of this sentence. & Lp, B29 omit on the road.'
- That is, to hell. • That is, the person robbed loses all claim to his property, on account of his neglect of duty.
Lp, B29 omit 'outwardly.'
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