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CHAPTER LXVIII, 12-Lxx, 6.
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stirs 1; and, if thou set down anything on the top of the fire, it is necessary that it should not have any hole--so that the light (nûr) and strength of the fire might become less—so far as thou knowest.
CHAPTER LXX. 1. The seventieth subject is this, that, as to any persons, when they carry a corpse to the appointed place, it is necessary that two suits of clothes be put on, on account of this work. 2. It is requisite for those clothes to be on?, and it is necessary to make a dog gaze at the corpse twice, once at the time when life becomes separated from it, and once at the time when they wish to take it up.
3. Then it is necessary that both those persons be connected, and each of them is to tie a cord on one of his own hands, so that the hand may go away * from that of the other one. 4. And, when they are moving, it is necessary for him to be prepared and not to speak a word with any one. 5. And if it be a pregnant woman they are to take her up by four persons, because there are two corpses.
6. When, avoiding dead matter, one comes again upon it, he has, in the end, to wash with ceremonial ablution, and that is requisite for the reason that he
1 The same as the twelve dirhams in Chap. LXVIII, 1, 2.
Lp, B29 have to dress in those clothes.' • B29 omits it is necessary.'
4 That is, the cord must hang quite slack, though B29 states that 'the hand may not go apart.
* See Sls. X, 10. * B29 has he has to wash his head and body.'
LP, B29 add and water.'
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