Zend Avesta Part 02

SR No.: 007672
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: James Darmesteter
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1883
Total Pages: 2221
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 41 MB

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DÍNA-1 MANOG- KHIRAD.
3. The spirit of wisdom answered (4) thus : 'Of the rich he is the poorer who is not content with that which is his, (5) and suffers anxiety for the increase of anything.
6. 'And of the poor he is the richer who is content with that which has come, (7) and cares not for the increase of anything.'
CHAPTER XXVI. 1. The sage asked the spirit of wisdom (2) thus : Is a blind eye worse, or a blind mind (dil)? 3. Is the ill-informed worse, or the bad-tempered ?'
4. The spirit of wisdom answered (5) thus : 'He who is blind-eyed, when he has understanding in anything, and accomplishes learning, is to be considered as sound-eyed. 6. And he who is soundeyed, when he has no knowledge and understanding, and even that which they teach him he does not accept, then that is worse than even a blind eye.
7. 'The ill-tempered is less evil than the illinformed; (8) because the ill-tempered, except by a decree, is not able to seize anything away from any one; (9) and as to the ill-informed man, his desire of every kind is then for oppression and plunder. 10. Concerning him who is ill-informed it is declared that, apart from predestination, he is born free from fresh understanding.'
1 L19 has 'when he has no knowledge of anything.' 2. L19 has is better.' 8 That is, when he has a decree in his favour.
• § 10 is found only in TD2. It probably means that an illinformed man is not likely to acquire any knowledge beyond that which is unavoidable.
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