In So Far As The Soul Is

In So Far As The Soul Is A Force Residing In The Body; It Has Therefore Been Said That The Properties Of The Soul Depend Of The Condition Of The Body.

If A Person Studies Too Much And Exhausts His Reflective Powers, He Will Be Confused, And Will Not Be Able To Apprehend Even That Which Had Been Within The Power Of His Apprehension. For The Powers Of The Body Are All Alike In This Respect.

The So-called Evils Are Evils Only In Relation To A Certain Thing, And That Which Is Evil In Relation To A Certain Existing Thing, Either Includes The Non-existence Of That Thing Or The Non-existence Of Some Of Its Good Conditions.

The Strange And Wonderful Book Of Job Treats Of The Same Subject As We Are Discussing; Its Contents Are A Fiction, Conceived For The Purpose Of Explaining The Different Opinions Which People Hold On Divine Providence. ...this Fiction, However, Is In So Far Different From Other Fictions That It Includes Profound Ideas And Great Mysteries, Removes Great Doubts, And Reveals The Most Important Truths. I Will Discuss It As Fully As Possible; And I Will Also Tell You The Words Of Our Sages That Suggested To Me The Explanation Of This Great Poem.

If Men Possessed Wisdom, Which Stands In The Same Relation To The Form Of Man As The Sight To The Eye, They Would Not Cause Any Injury To Themselves Or To Others, For The Knowledge Of The Truth Removes Hatred And Quarrels, And Prevents Mutual Injuries.