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CHAPTER LX, 6-LXII, 5.
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of mankind, they do not have any respect for him, and he is clearly (farzâm) an evil liar. 6. Although he possesses much wealth, it will all depart from his hands, and, finally ('hâqibat), begging of mankind occurs to him, and his progeny also becomes scanty'.
CHAPTER LXII. 1. The sixty-second subject is this, that it is necessary to take early to the speaking of truth and doing of justice, and to maintain oneself therein, for nothing whatever is better among mankind than truth.
2. Owing to truth Hôrmazd created this world and that other world, and truth has remained on the spot, and on account of truth it becomes pure. 3. And the accursed Aharman, being devoid of anything good, does not issue from that which is owing to truth. 4. It is requisite to occasion the resurrection owing to truth; and, as to every place where truth is not taken up, the glory in that place has found a way out, and as to every household where much of this resides, it is on account of truth, and Aharman does not find a way into that place.
5. It is said in revelation that one truthful man is better than a whole world ('hâlam) speaking falsehood; and Gâvah of Ispahân 2—when he kept his stand upon the truth, and was speaking words with truth until the time when Dahâks, who possessed the
His revolt against Dahâk is
1 Lp omits these six words.
B29 adds he was a blacksmith. detailed in the Shâhnâmah. $ See Mkh. VIII, 29 n.
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| SR No. | 007672 |
| Book Title | Zend Avesta Part 02 |
| 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 |