1"Put away sorrow from thyself," saith he, "for she is the sister of doubtful-mindedness and of angry temper." "How, Sir," say I, "is she the sister of these? For angry temper seems to me to be one thing, doubtful-mindedness another, sorrow another." "Thou art a foolish fellow," saith he, "[and] perceivest not that sorrow is more evil than all the spirits, and is most fatal to the servants of Elohim (God), and beyond all the spirits destroys a man, and crushes out the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) and yet again saves it." "I, Sir," say I, "am without understanding, and I understand not these parables. For how it can crush out and again save, I do not comprehend." "Listen," saith he. "Those who have never investigated concerning the truth, nor enquired concerning the deity, but have merely believed, and have been mixed up in business affairs and riches and heathen friendships, and many other affairs of this world--as many, I say, as devote themselves to these things, comprehend not the parables of the deity; for they are darkened by these actions, and are corrupted and become barren. As good vineyards, when they are treated with neglect, are made barren by the thorns and weeds of various kinds, so men who after they have believed fall into these many occupations which were mentioned before, lose their understanding and comprehend nothing at all concerning righteousness; for if they hear concerning the deity and truth, their mind is absorbed in their occupations, and they perceive nothing at all. But they that have the fear of Elohim (God), and investigate concerning deity and truth, and direct their heart towards Yahuah (Lord), perceive and understand everything that is said to them more quickly, because they have the fear of Yahuah (Lord) in themselves; for where Yahuah (Lord) dwelleth, there too is great understanding. Cleave therefore unto Yahuah (Lord), and thou shalt understand and perceive all things.
2"Hear now, senseless man," saith he, "How sorrow crusheth out the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), and again saveth it. When the man of doubtful mind sets his hand to any action, and fails in it owing to his doubtful-mindedness, grief at this entereth into the man, and grieveth the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), and crusheth it out. Then again when angry temper cleaveth to a man concerning any matter, and he is much embittered, again sorrow entereth into the heart of the man that was ill-tempered, and he is grieved at the deed which he hath done, and repenteth that he did evil. This sadness therefore seemeth to bring salvation, because he repented at having done the evil. So both the operations sadden the Spirit; first, the doubtful mind saddens the Spirit, because it succeeded not in its business, and the angry temper again, because it did what was evil. Thus both are saddening to the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), the doubtful mind and the angry temper. Put away therefore from thyself sadness, and afflict not the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) that dwelleth in thee, lest haply He intercede with Elohim (God) [against thee], and depart from thee. For the Spirit of Elohim (God), that was given unto this flesh, endureth not sadness neither constraint.