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1115. About how an animate being is situated who is in @ place apart (aham), and when he dies in innocence and keeping apart’, his 1 Compare § 79. CHAPTER XX, 106-122. 69 wound deg also through duty; and whatever is on the same subject. 116. About the advantage and pleasure of keeping a promise (mitvo-d4rth), and the gravity, harm, and vexation owing to various degrees of promise-breaking (mityék-drdgth) ; also how a promise is kept. 117. About the grievous sinfulness of strife, insincerity (av4khth), and slander, and the harm that proceeds therefrom; a/so the frost (pazd) and punishment provided for them’, and whatever is on the same subject. 118. About having given frontier people? as hostages (garéb8) to foreigners who have demanded a ransom (navisnd). 119. About taking up (lala gérefstand) anything whatever that is precious to a foreigner, and has become of exceeding value, when they give z¢ up as a ransom? ¢o Iran; the extreme value of a youth (tigil) when they shall carry im off as a hostage from the foreigners, in place of ransom; and how they are to keep both. 120. About the grievous sinfulness of a man stealing back Azs ransom from foreigners, though z¢ ée his own son. 121. About the sinfulness of the governor (savd4r) of a province through amy harm that occurs in the province owing to his elevation and evil commands. 122. About the existence of so many thieves assisting a thief with special ransom, avd what kind of reward (navisnd) one is to use with thieves, to 1,In hell (compare AV. XL, 7). * Pahl. mar’sAn4n, which might be supposed to be a defective writing of margar’g4n4n, ‘those worthy of death’ (the two letters equivalent to rga being omitted), but see Chap. XXI, 13. * The MS. pak is evidently a defective writing for nav4k which is written correctly in the next clause of this section. 70 DINKARD, BOOK VIII. deceive with great judiciousness, 123. About attaching to the neck of a thief the ¢#eng which was stolen by him, for his personal identification, and conducting 472m to the judges. 124. About the nonatonement of thieves, by any amount of anything whatever, without confession as regards their own sin. 125. About the assistance 40 possession which is claimed by any one from the authorities (pad4n), when his property is stolen or extorted.
2124. About the nonatonement of thieves, by any amount of anything whatever, without confession as regards their own sin. 125. About the assistance 40 possession which is claimed by any one from the authorities (pad4n), when his property is stolen or extorted. 126. About the grievous sinfulness and deceitfulness of many kinds which occur when a woman who is given away with er concurrence, and her acceptance is announced, is given to another man; and whatever is on the same subject. 127. About the unjustifiableness of the wisdom of a man, through which he took away property in dispute, from him who was ignorant, before there was certainty about tt, 128. About making intercession in a dispute, for him who is ignorant, wetk the judge and other authorities and chiefs, even including the king of kings, when there is no intercessor for him. 129. About the reason of the fitness of a man for sovereignty, and the lodgment of Adhaymazd upon the limited (tang) person of him who is a good ruler. 130. About the five special ordinances (dadistAn) that are certain; these are without ordeal, because they are to be considered as certain, and the penalties thereof are to be fully inflicted. 131. About investigation after confession. 132. About squandering (nikizand) wealth of which the custom (dastébar) of maintaining is begging for 24. 133. About the progress (sa#isn6) of legal proceedings not having 1 The Persian monarch. CHAPTER XX, 123-143. 71 occurred, which is not demanded on account of the existence of want of power, avd the number of kinds of that want of power. 134. About a womgn without a guardian, when she takes a paramour, and whatever is on the same subject. 135. About bringing a written statement into judicial proceedings, awd whatever is on the same subject. 136. About the sin of frightening any one from his place, when he shall move on account of that fright, and the amount of movement.and harm which will come upon him therefrom. 137. The delivery back of that which is extorted from one's hands or keeping ; that is, how z¢ is to be considered as delivered. 138. About the obviousness of a minor adjudication from that which is greater. 139. About the extreme benefit aad peace, even in ¢kes world, through a wife and children ad grandchildren, and also the prosperity, as regards produce and even wealth thereby, taking away the disputes that arise. 140. About the grievous sinfulness of wealth acguzred through unnatural intercourse’, the annihilation of the spiritual faculties (matnég4n5). 141. About a decree in which the decision is of three descriptions, about three persons. 142. About a tree which, when stolen away, is the death-blow (mAt) of a hundred pure birds (vaé), and a thousand birds arise. 143. About a sin which, owing to deceiving previously, Aas to increase (fréz mastan6) z¢s extent, and to fully taste the extremest crime of a dagger
3142. About a tree which, when stolen away, is the death-blow (mAt) of a hundred pure birds (vaé), and a thousand birds arise. 143. About a sin which, owing to deceiving previously, Aas to increase (fréz mastan6) z¢s extent, and to fully taste the extremest crime of a dagger 1 Vamkfinth, compare Pers. bdmfin. It cannot be ‘making loans, or money-lending,’ bécause that would be spelt ¢v4mkQnth. . 73 ' piNKARD, BOOK VIII (dahrak®) of several of the smallest finger-’veadths. 144. About the sin of defiling four-footed females. 145. About keeping back one of the combatants from fighting, ad whatever is on the same subject. 146. About counter-assaults of eight kinds, assault when an infidel shall commit z¢ upon one of the good religion, and whatever is on the same subject. 147. About a counter-assault of a heretic (dds-dén6) when an arch-heretic (saritar-dén6) is slain. 148. About not leaving any property in the keeping of ome worthy of death. 149. About such numbers of abettors of sin de¢mg with the sinner, and whatever is on the same subjects. 150. About the injury of a plaint and defence, and the dwelling, property, and feast of the good, dy that person who extols the presidentship which is given him, dz¢ who is not fit for the presidentship. 151. About the sinfulness of a judge when he shall make a decision for any one according to his origin. 152. About the grievous sinfulness of delivering the person of an Iranian to a foreigner, avd whatever is on the same subject. 153. About the greatness of the gift of a righteous man, as compared with (min) the gift of another, for Rashnd}, the just, to proclaim among the creatures and to accept. 154. This, too, that, when they encounter an apostate and it is necessary to hold a controversy, though ¢here de danger for the hands or feet, ov though even for the head, there zs to be no refraining from asserting that which is true. 1 The angel of justice who weighs the good works of the departed soul against its sins, in order to decide its fate till the end of time. CHAPTER XX, 144-162. 73 155- This, too, that he who does not assert, on account of fondness for wealth, or dislike for his own people, vexes water and fire and the righteous man, and disturbs even the reposing archangels from their thrones.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1115. About how an animate being is situated who is in @ place apart (aham), and when he dies in innocence and keeping apart’, his 1 Compare § 79. CHAPTER XX, 106-122. 69 wound deg also through duty; and whatever is on the same subject. 116. About the advantage and pleasure of keeping a promise (mitvo-d4rth), and the gravity, harm, and vexation owing to various degrees of promise-breaking (mityék-drdgth) ; also how a promise is kept. 117. About the grievous sinfulness of strife, insincerity (av4khth), and slander, and the harm that proceeds therefrom; a/so the frost (pazd) and punishment provided for them’, and whatever is on the same subject. 118. About having given frontier people? as hostages (garéb8) to foreigners who have demanded a ransom (navisnd). 119. About taking up (lala gérefstand) anything whatever that is precious to a foreigner, and has become of exceeding value, when they give z¢ up as a ransom? ¢o Iran; the extreme value of a youth (tigil) when they shall carry im off as a hostage from the foreigners, in place of ransom; and how they are to keep both. 120. About the grievous sinfulness of a man stealing back Azs ransom from foreigners, though z¢ ée his own son. 121. About the sinfulness of the governor (savd4r) of a province through amy harm that occurs in the province owing to his elevation and evil commands. 122. About the existence of so many thieves assisting a thief with special ransom, avd what kind of reward (navisnd) one is to use with thieves, to 1,In hell (compare AV. XL, 7). * Pahl. mar’sAn4n, which might be supposed to be a defective writing of margar’g4n4n, ‘those worthy of death’ (the two letters equivalent to rga being omitted), but see Chap. XXI, 13. * The MS. pak is evidently a defective writing for nav4k which is written correctly in the next clause of this section. 70 DINKARD, BOOK VIII. deceive with great judiciousness, 123. About attaching to the neck of a thief the ¢#eng which was stolen by him, for his personal identification, and conducting 472m to the judges. 124. About the nonatonement of thieves, by any amount of anything whatever, without confession as regards their own sin. 125. About the assistance 40 possession which is claimed by any one from the authorities (pad4n), when his property is stolen or extorted.
2124. About the nonatonement of thieves, by any amount of anything whatever, without confession as regards their own sin. 125. About the assistance 40 possession which is claimed by any one from the authorities (pad4n), when his property is stolen or extorted. 126. About the grievous sinfulness and deceitfulness of many kinds which occur when a woman who is given away with er concurrence, and her acceptance is announced, is given to another man; and whatever is on the same subject. 127. About the unjustifiableness of the wisdom of a man, through which he took away property in dispute, from him who was ignorant, before there was certainty about tt, 128. About making intercession in a dispute, for him who is ignorant, wetk the judge and other authorities and chiefs, even including the king of kings, when there is no intercessor for him. 129. About the reason of the fitness of a man for sovereignty, and the lodgment of Adhaymazd upon the limited (tang) person of him who is a good ruler. 130. About the five special ordinances (dadistAn) that are certain; these are without ordeal, because they are to be considered as certain, and the penalties thereof are to be fully inflicted. 131. About investigation after confession. 132. About squandering (nikizand) wealth of which the custom (dastébar) of maintaining is begging for 24. 133. About the progress (sa#isn6) of legal proceedings not having 1 The Persian monarch. CHAPTER XX, 123-143. 71 occurred, which is not demanded on account of the existence of want of power, avd the number of kinds of that want of power. 134. About a womgn without a guardian, when she takes a paramour, and whatever is on the same subject. 135. About bringing a written statement into judicial proceedings, awd whatever is on the same subject. 136. About the sin of frightening any one from his place, when he shall move on account of that fright, and the amount of movement.and harm which will come upon him therefrom. 137. The delivery back of that which is extorted from one's hands or keeping ; that is, how z¢ is to be considered as delivered. 138. About the obviousness of a minor adjudication from that which is greater. 139. About the extreme benefit aad peace, even in ¢kes world, through a wife and children ad grandchildren, and also the prosperity, as regards produce and even wealth thereby, taking away the disputes that arise. 140. About the grievous sinfulness of wealth acguzred through unnatural intercourse’, the annihilation of the spiritual faculties (matnég4n5). 141. About a decree in which the decision is of three descriptions, about three persons. 142. About a tree which, when stolen away, is the death-blow (mAt) of a hundred pure birds (vaé), and a thousand birds arise. 143. About a sin which, owing to deceiving previously, Aas to increase (fréz mastan6) z¢s extent, and to fully taste the extremest crime of a dagger
3142. About a tree which, when stolen away, is the death-blow (mAt) of a hundred pure birds (vaé), and a thousand birds arise. 143. About a sin which, owing to deceiving previously, Aas to increase (fréz mastan6) z¢s extent, and to fully taste the extremest crime of a dagger 1 Vamkfinth, compare Pers. bdmfin. It cannot be ‘making loans, or money-lending,’ bécause that would be spelt ¢v4mkQnth. . 73 ' piNKARD, BOOK VIII (dahrak®) of several of the smallest finger-’veadths. 144. About the sin of defiling four-footed females. 145. About keeping back one of the combatants from fighting, ad whatever is on the same subject. 146. About counter-assaults of eight kinds, assault when an infidel shall commit z¢ upon one of the good religion, and whatever is on the same subject. 147. About a counter-assault of a heretic (dds-dén6) when an arch-heretic (saritar-dén6) is slain. 148. About not leaving any property in the keeping of ome worthy of death. 149. About such numbers of abettors of sin de¢mg with the sinner, and whatever is on the same subjects. 150. About the injury of a plaint and defence, and the dwelling, property, and feast of the good, dy that person who extols the presidentship which is given him, dz¢ who is not fit for the presidentship. 151. About the sinfulness of a judge when he shall make a decision for any one according to his origin. 152. About the grievous sinfulness of delivering the person of an Iranian to a foreigner, avd whatever is on the same subject. 153. About the greatness of the gift of a righteous man, as compared with (min) the gift of another, for Rashnd}, the just, to proclaim among the creatures and to accept. 154. This, too, that, when they encounter an apostate and it is necessary to hold a controversy, though ¢here de danger for the hands or feet, ov though even for the head, there zs to be no refraining from asserting that which is true. 1 The angel of justice who weighs the good works of the departed soul against its sins, in order to decide its fate till the end of time. CHAPTER XX, 144-162. 73 155- This, too, that he who does not assert, on account of fondness for wealth, or dislike for his own people, vexes water and fire and the righteous man, and disturbs even the reposing archangels from their thrones.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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