1And it came to pass after these things that lo! the heavens were opened, and I saw, and power was given to me, and a voice was heard from on high, and it said unto me: 'Baruch, Baruch, why art thou troubled?
2He who travels by a road but does not complete it, or who departs by sea but does not arrive at the port, can he be comforted?
3Or he who promises to give a present to another, but does not fulfil it, is it not robbery?
4Or he who sows the earth, but does not reap its fruit in its season, does he not lose everything?
5Or he who plants a plant unless it grows till the time suitable to it, does he who planted it expect to receive fruit from it?
6Or a woman who has conceived, if she bring forth untimely, does she not assuredly slay her infant?