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The eight chapters of Maimonides on ethics (Shemonah perakim);

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68 76 76 ,TPBH w no nn ^rnjrw TV wijrr:wr& napai, n« nan ^aw nn« »inw»D ^ao n\n ijno pjnm nfcavn njrrn p iniN^oa KVW IOD JBW Kin JUBTQ natwiBW irwa naa *mm ^naan n«na m 4r6m 5 Hint? jnit? loa jnv Hint? jna WMJW «te «7niw nibo nno« " ,i3«son nt? n^an ny n« «son n6« npnn wnenai v!?« mnioo Dn«n n^iyB» "imineiw no b 14)o pni 10 fo*yapn siiyo 17nn« by l^b asm nman ^n^ao yen bapniw^m,btosrv\,i»nianni ^^lo^m ^ivsn-'wn rrn nnsp wnjn nnann ^D^» wuiwn 'ns invsns n«m Dio«,pBD nr raised the question of God's knowledge of future things, and they die in ignorance of it. Mss. and edd. are corrupt, showing that IfiDI was mis- understood, and that attempts were made to read sense into the passage.

20 Br n&m nno -ram WK Kim So inno« nno isa- i»« Him Ma nsaa n»« Kim •jinoi one edd. ino«i innn« ono 1x22 nw« Nim. Undoubtedly now, wnfi«, and 11TI131 go back to an original inei = Ar «13^n&. By leaving off" the •[ of Ma •]int31, the proper reading is obtained.

» Ma wpa TKI. 2 mj>Titf n» = Ar. nr6ip» nnn rp11 ""nn. Br urw thus Ma = Ar. p "by 133K ipl "and He finds fault with him who". pTnn 30 b» "disprove of, find fault with". See c. IV, p. 28. n. 17; c. VIII, p. 49, n. 29. Br So hvmm 131 pDBi 1331. " Br So hy nn1?. « Br Ma So > 'TV. » Ma K3D. '* Ar. |0 bsnnB; Br ^3»m Ma pm So )2m. is Br So liiewty. >« Br rV« So vhy Tian\ " Ma So nnK. »8 Ma 'iism ii&Vn. »» Br Ma naanm. 20 unwiV msp = Ar.

piDBb ran So pioaV n»n »^n iaai. 22 Br So rwn Nnsoon. » Wolff omits ^>ISB!?« nin totnp »nh TI^« KOSDU^K nnn m So + D^pnw «i3 h»h nSnn D^ia niiown ion.

n pis D-pB MUMP nipm Dfr PBD nr mw nwnm 54 ,)i»nn nmK nan K!? ^ Kin nn p by « p 36Kin b w nn,Kin wijn IJ;T onty ••n 10 15 nra Dno 20 Br So niajnon ; Ma nnw ?6pi. 3 So n«n.

Br »o Ma wnn So nrnn. " Br D"nn»n So nay. Ma > is Br So «W *k is Br So MW. " Br So + mm.

2 Ar. mi frip sm * Ma > ij> Br ^nn «mi '•nn Mini. « Ma > one.

12 Ma 25 Br So n 17 Ma 21 Br > wwna. 27 Br nws^» "ists. as Br nmm Ma -portv 29 Ar. so Br So n2»ip» Ma nsipa1. si Ma nsipa. si Br Ma So > ^>a«.. = Ar. ba DDB'bN nw tffah ^n 0^.]«B. Found in edd. Basel 1804, Dessau 1809, Groningen 1845, Slutcki 1863, Lemberg 1876, etc. 33...ftnk ni«n thus Ma = Ar; Br So niNin niNe pin »e»n IIK (So nrrfc nb) nvn <aBts, 35 3< So «b»i inrn p Di. 35 irwn w^a" wbi = Ar. na e^na «bi "and we cannot comprehend Him". 36 So > ton. 37 in&l,.. «im = Ar. mi Ktt^HB dnn«B »-6K. Wolff's rendering and explanation (see Acht Capitel, p. 80, and n. 2) seem to be correct This wonderful idea has escaped those who 53 n pB D'ptB "ps nt ^BOI,2iTa 'mwnsm nityon YJflD ^ fKtt» mtyon Tta iny^T mnn IK r"D niowy mpmn mo "ia«nm «mp» jm K» no«n OKI ,IKO n tenom 2°imK IOIKS? no 15 ii"K D»W,ynon nn«ty no i,mnKn noann iKann naa» nn nnm >i^ jnom Kin mm» ny Q^nn sn 22 si» nn p DK niKn sn^»n jnem yion s » Ar. ^«&^« 3«Dn3K |«1. Poc. -4- et vitiorum = nnvnsni. AT. originally must have read bwn^81 ^K3B^M. Br wVwBH for Tfbmm. 2 Ma > ITS.

6 Br So + irw. ' So pisn nt. « Ma So iitoan. 9 Him 25 nnwn (Br + ^?M) o»n njrr = Ar. nHi"«3^K3 nbb8 D!?I> ini "and it is God's knowledge of future things", see Bloch, Sefer Hamiswoth, p. 175; I. Fried- laender, Sprachgeb., sub £)£\ Wo., von den seienden und werdenden Dingen. 10 Ma iTte. So > na. »i Ma > DINH,.. nnaie. 12 Br So mbn.

wwm n\T ne nipn J»T «V» So n«s la^iw. is Br imnji. 19 Br So 3?e» p^. Ma > Hjea. 20 Br So ^. 21 Br So Hin '3. 22 Ma ir«1. 23 Thus Ma = Ar. JtonK HJSHB "and therefore they are two 2« So > ton, pi *i rrvnan or rrin *i nawnn mn D'IBK B'asy inn,3nmo DIBS ty m *iBB iTBnm,Kinn an«i irrmaa n^syn ^« lannn KIJW V*i mpi pa*# n B^aion twiTBn JB nn,1^ run py Kini 5 11 IB«I, nwas .niiiiannn iman oam Br Ma So + wnmK; Ma oiifi for frm. 2 Ma -f- nnb. 3 Ma 25 na "S3. ' Br So «inn «sain». « Br So irn^i ^». 9 posm = Ar. tuymDpm 10 Thus Ma; nVsn TIT = Ar. «»BiynD; Br So nt "?». » Br So oneian miain!?«-icr« IKT»S. 12 Ma o^aon for nbwn D^aob. » Br So (So +.TJ>) iaa-i mm ia«» ntsa. J* Ma 30 > lot*1?. is Br ivtfn. »6 Br So ^viin -p» W'n. " Br i»«ai 1N3. 18 So D'Wn p. »9 Br + DTitaV 20 Br wv. 21 Br So (So mbi) nAin ana p iaa onnano ISDI edd. n^i TIIKO pmn onnants naioi. I. T. correctly has diTianfi, although Ar. has ttibip p. p Di = Ar. «^«; Ma " Ar. n^wn^Ni n»«»V« nra jtwiKto i«. Br + on So +.Tn after mwn. 2» Ma nnw6. 2» Ma > ntw «V...ntsi. 30 Br 31 Br wntra i»«a.

51 vki n?a n pis oyiB naiB» nn« n^ys rrvna 10 mp ]tn p'sno /w n« nwan prra wwi prra no hy IB nt jn waon nrwi,nn 103,«iTi^nan orb j nnso no WBI «n nt main * TPK 5noo no« wm,7im:nnt? ny onirna ate n^ison ^y nw noon nte pi nawnn ono naan vit«i ntn 13 onion • AT. iVia w Q^yi = nn «w jn^i; Br Ma So mmri. J Br nhv for K"?1; Br > -[VtKb So W»V. 3 Thus edd.; AT. «MTrt Br Ma So TWvrfy.

20 * Br no»a nn Tnn ^jn. 8 Br uoa. « So v^j> way. ' Br inwim wp ionV:» n» iVian Vww io»nn VMV So + wwm icnSa^ is s Br So nt»n» 'JBD obs Q"»iBon ^» n»p piDBn nt ]•«» (So MSB. and edd. are confused and deficient, but the text can be reconstructed 25 with the aid of the Arabic and Ma. Ar. KB3 "info W\ 3pK»^ tj-3 in rrv snn 30!?» rrn ne!?jr no mpn KO ^ wo\ Ma nn ona no . Br So w» inn n« nwpn (So -f- «m») nnaio Mini « itspi npia papa «S» « Br na"pn. u Br train So waa. »» Br »»rg. onetsn. » Br So pataw. »» I. T. > Ar. na. Br So (So era nvnan),T>"nan DTa atp11 K*?I. « Br So nt3«a.

» Ar. (Poc.) Wa for ^>a. «s Ma > mn. » Br So + vtDID. 20 Br So o»ap. d* nm ]& rrvna p, ,pKn ton n pifi oyiB nyazv 50 i,n^ «an ByBi,iua ana a n^« nta nawnn naon no yi beas So 1O3 for 1031. 5 Br So m« ^a. « Thus Ma for Ar. hto¥ \» brio = boatO; Br blB^aa So bieaa. ' Ar. »eab« ]» "from taking hold, VJJ> KOD^ 18. According to Ar. 13'J? is to be construed like IT, as the object of baaa. Bi1? nns by. is Br f?«»a». 20 Br " Br So Br oo^n UK » Ma So r n.

Br ntten 1 4- TP 'no. 28 Br So n Br wvb nvv n»«a So is So > ny. " Br > ^3 n^».

" So + m. « Ma > »awn ^fi. trn no j>nj «b nw«3 So 23 \fyy,.. «vni for Ar. n Br Ma So + vh after neb 26 Br inwps? by TIBJW rpn Br 30 2* So Wi»p»l. So > by. K So 2? Br nann b&zb So 3i So 32 Ar. rhvrat. Br b = Ar. ib "if". Ma ^Ki. 33 Ar. = r\nbv 35 Br So Ma onnte. So n\nn. 34 Thus Ma = Ar. pf?un «b pb Br So 49 n pfi trpiB rniet?

rrn 2p iron ntn abiya ^iys a^oys fwiyn mjw rrrr n»M moan » Ma > na» zh run. 2 Br So -p*«- 3 MSS. edd. one. uoa 20 "of him" = AT. ruts which context requires. « Br So D^niaio nm.

So ntra rm. » Br So b. » Br So + wwn. »<> Ar.

irisn V«n^>« D^ ]« -pi \lb. Mss. edd. > Ar. 73 "it remains" == 1«»3. The V of fK» points to some word that has fallen out. « » Ar. nai N^ inp 25 "without force or constraint". « Ma 113. « Edd. ^W D l1Di "and they placed upon them a heavy yoke". l* Br So ltt«3 "WN3 Ma > nwaa. « Br + n»nn, «» Br So yra pi man ^a» onTnaa. t7 Br So > nrnan no nn^r rwn «^>. See n. 16. p man ^a» probably a misplaced equivalent of nrron,,. vk\ »» Br So ^irr». '» Br So So + mrrK ]"«o mno after D'taw. Ma ban So one« for D3»«i. 2* Ma w^n» So iN'Sin. 25 Thus Ma = Ar. napjr }»• Br So uvwb. ™ Thus Ma = Ar. nt5K^« ^i« ^s bxp NO3 mpnfi^K nne^B; "bj> Br So DDHD mp» no by 55 naw rrtsanty nfia (So maw) omap^. 27 So + bvu iwana i«ss a-nw.

n pna D"piB 48 a jn nvn? jnn jn ana rrrw s& b pi,1^ jnia j ma 3 Dpi rw mnsnn li1? )s rpn mina pi,-inT 12 i n? pi, inTnaa 2e^«,,Tp&6 nn i (i5i DTOYO iina nan D nn na«a 31 ma 35nt po p mn nj?n 10 ,p^ I3 2<>vni n nnn ni^bpn orvty i^ni is ,rnav» i Ma "Din n»n Nbi Br So ntsNtsn nt 'ise Kbi. So A y^D, * Br So DIDN. s Ma > -W. "itwn for -iKBtti. Mi + »^1, s Ma So lp»2. D«. n Mi D'sn vn. 12 Br vrtx for na n^»sa "towards him shall we do and act".

15 So '& ^3. i6 Ar.

" Ma 3 Ar. *wv "transgress". Br So nni« niap^» Ma »"» n«r». Originally "liartf, but incorrectly copied liayty, a natural mistake, as niay^ is used 30 so often here. It then became necessary to supply an object. 19 So + 20 So vm. 21 Ma + ona. 22 g0 ^n» nw. 23 Ar. na0.

vvnam for ••maan ioa.

si Ma Marion. - -pB 28 Ma DiT-ama = on^sna. Br Ma So 32 Ar. nnpsi "and compare it" Br in»l.

au those who have spoken about it".

as Br So > nt.

"a.

36 Br So "pn nn».

Br 47 n pis D'p-is jm pyn nra toy ^nnu^ nn« "in«i,onB ^ yaiB jw mm? nno np« ntyyi,yvn ai&n yr :B^y^ vn te«i 6n?» np^i IT nte't? I»B«,p 5 awn nitoyfi inTnaa rwyw Vfn m«n nwnnoa nr 7a^nnnty wyin p pnin^i,«mtyBn nn 10 pi jnn n» yn nan a nain ai»n « jnn ni2»n rum nna nn niana nn pyn TDm 27nra ana onB Dt?n now 20 » Ma + mina i«a 1221, 2 Ma > V'i. 5 So Kin 12 KXD3 i»«. s Ar. rnSu^N nnn absence of V**n from the text of I. T., and arbore in brackets in Poc., seem to 3 So iniM. * Ma n. nitn = |»Kn nta npM. The imply that ' Ma So a«nn'».

was not originally in the Ar. Ma npVl Ma > nm. 8 Ma r«T»3; Br + |3 DM after HST. « Ma > ^NJ>BM now nw ]M So mbwsa Br ansn mbwea 13 Ma rvpjyns; So IWM for DM. n Br Ar. -j^n1? iMrota^M mi "and he is the chooser in this". win imi. Br So ""asm for mm « Ma > ^a.

nMin "thou seest Him". 25 Ar. on1? na *6 nins^Ma oni onapM» ^» 'M^B "np Mtta Dnionano^ ]K "then why did He punish them, since by necessity 35 and inevitably they must enslave them as He had decreed?" Ma fiB^l ntjaty loa nna na»n»a m»an nnsna ntw DIWJ? Br mana «!?ni D»3» nebi itaa ona na»n»n d»n (naa So d»n (Mi mta) nitaa mana «^n D»a» nts1?! -«a» ioa ona nawwn. 2? Ma nawnn; Br So frvk for nn.

2» Ma > iV«3 nbn ^a»n. 2» Ma.Tn11 ono; Br iins for mm. 3<> Br 40 n ps Q'pnB naie» 46 pan to yjmrp ntyo^ naoo *pto wtew ny tea nt nv,-6 mpt? pjna rkycb yjmiv t?an ^pbno pto te pi pan ]B pbnn nt 'yjmnnt? nya nan DBW «"?,ntyo!? nyyuno anew 9Qsnyop o ^wen «ip!?ns ntai,rmcb yynrw 5 pnn "j«,iina« pe«i p rin f Ten nv nn« ny "DT ten 103 Ton DjntD ^ i2Dte onann "wtwMfl,n<ity«*^n <io<i fn nnn enn te pw,11^^ «in rwyip nei rrrw «in iTnty yin n^srn D^nsion "^3» IDI^ n^osnn 14iDisin nt ^BDT nn mp nte "nna TJP» no» nvnV DHTIJ; «T»«I r»n n{y« 10 no nna DBnnty V"i a^si op loip nya nny ren » Ma -f nea1? nrv. 2 Ma «m. a Ma wn IM. < Ma > rtfo.

16 Br So -WK oil. " Br 'nan ona n^ I»KB So avon ona nr» no.

is Ma So ]«in ona. " Ma «nnn\ 2» Thus Ma = Ar. rnn ND"?B •j'na D^I |«b« ne no« ruN n*B fe 'iay nto npibw "B. Br lain annnn i»«a i« 30 p nain v«i »nnna nn»» D"«nn iatsw TIWH nra So TIWH n»a wnnn11 i»«ai p nann yw cnnnj nn»» n Q'«nn iawir. 21 Ma unSw. 12 Ma So 38 Br niinno nxann -i»«a. 39 Br So >,T\DNI,; m«aon for nn«ae. <» Br + Dio«a So -f- nibsa. *» Br t^i-vsa Dii-tfia Ma BMVBn ouinn mina.

30 12 So + nhytb. u Ar. na pTT «02« ban hiK Dn^>1pB "and when they said ban, they only meant by it". Ma ''in DiOK DsD»n T3!?an So D'DWH » Ma > pa. is Ma nspi. is Ma > n*n. 17 So Ti«n Br is So pa. 19 Br Ma vninuoi. 20 Ma D^oan. 2t So TO.

22 Ma pnai Ta ^ax. 23 go + nir».?* Br 'OIK. 25 Ma > on.

35 26 Br So im im 27 Ma ni»». 23 Br + ll? Ma + Kin. 29 Br maabi pixiv6. so So im a"jm 31 Ma > -ie»i. 32 Ma So > ite nn,invn no nairoa i Ar. hto»y\ b«nb rAa tnni "but this is wholly impossible and absolutely 20 false". 2 So mtwn&m n^Dtsifcn. 3 Ar. mm, read as noun nnm, or verb Dim. I. T. construes as noun, Poc. and Wo. as verb. 4 Ar.

nVntyVN, generally translated by minn or mn. See Munk, 6rwde, I, p. 68, n. 3; Holzer, Dogmenlehre p. 24, n. 6; Peritz, Sefer ha-Mitzwoth, p. 6, n. 1. * So IVObl. e Ar. •jin p ^«»n "may He be exalted above this!". 25 wa. i« Ma So > I&NI. >» Br Ma So irroa,., "PS for ^B* 'a baian. 20 Ma Viann. 21 Br Ma > asu 22 i. T. > Ar.

26 Br So p Di tun. 27 Ma ntt1?. 28 Ma nann Bmybv. 29 Ma JvaVfi. Jo Ma ntn iit3»n. 31 So n»M. 32 Br So «'n. 33 Ma So nra&n. 34 So rfn. 35 Ma nrasn So!rra» mwn. 36 Ma ^»i\ 37 Ar. nplD IK "or steal from him"; Br li&D 333 Ma > 1333 1N So + 13DO.

43 n ps D'ps pits miaan 10 m 15vn vmys y n"oio DT«n rrn i«i,a nt noa on«^ n^nn jw nn« mei npt? ten nvn iTnnnwi nmnn te niD^i nno^nnni nioSn tow a^nno n^n pi, 20 DBV nj; nte 2»p n: nitea vm, Br So (Mi n&'tf) int5"t» Ws (Mi QDSP) iosy nbn K'30 8^1. »» So + |3.

« Ma ruiwn. »3 So > TO. » Ma nsn 18 p»x »6 Br Ma,Tn. " n^esbi bin = Ar. roj? "sport, play". 30 construed with nw «*?«? and mt 'n*?3D1 See Ro., p. 67, n. 1.

20 Br + rp vbv. 21 Ma n'3ibs nesnn So m^s nnsn So nruii. " Ma Vorsichtsmajh-egeln, see Friedlaender, Sprachgebr., sub voce. Ma m3U3n.

si Ma D»na. 32 Thus Ma = Ar. n^K "food"; Br So edd. pwan. 33 Ar.

»» So » Ma n'n.

1S n»B8 "H »» Thus rv6p inv rrrvfayB wm jnorb i« ntyio1? pi» rrm Pirn 6^?« new WB 5m« rrrpao n tsyo n 'mnn 7 ima nr6 pi nt "fyn, D« mn^ pie V'i "IIM "nwi ^saya 7is» naa nn inv » 10 noa np inv n^ itB nn«i,2onnn»2 ina nw miain nibirse v^» rv\hp inv DHD nnxn m^s?B nvrn So ona nn«n W'JIPB nvm ^» n^pi nmp inv. » Ma rnxn. e Ma V». ' So So > nt». 9 Ma hp Ma > vhy. Br marg. "jp> BJJO 12 V"?». 10 1^1 Dili1? = Ar. isBnVs "the memory". » Ma 12 mh rmh!?»3 »<«» = Ar. 'mba p» p "than a phlegmatic individual". 20 So hyyo for ^x?3 BTNB. 13 Br isien. i« Thus Ma for Ar.

(Poc.) nip ma n«nn «bi. Br vnmia niw xbi So rmns T\I»S «bi. "Wolff (p. 93), unnecessarily, reads Ninn "properly guided" for IWin which, however, if changed to iNnn, gives an acceptable Ar. form from ^ "to rise, be shaken, roused or stirred" = I. T. Tf\y\ Poc. excitetur; "and his faculty is not 25 aroused", "stirred up" or "awakened". 15 Thus So edd. = Ar.

WK&K B^SK inn; Br SOBS a»n n» Ma apn yaan nt. ie Ar. nsi noj?3 "with difficulty and exertion". n So b». »« Ma > Bye. i» Br So nvr. 2<> Ma > mnea 4,. V"»; Br nine So pso *bz for 41 t pis D'p-is pm pi, 10 tpnen n»n n«n^ Witt i»« pyn Kin mi, oven )sn i^na^ •«?« an nan amp ty na« Ds So Haw. 2 Thus edd. = Ar. n»M '&. Br Ma So 1bS»2. 3 So . So + itm Ma win. * Ma innann. * So pi 'n p » Ma t p-IB D'plB miO» 40 VTBK,DyDD nBi nKiaan *w& nn»n WJWTB rop Ki «wam wets np^noo inKiai Kin K'aj DK 3oyi2n ,ioya 'Tonar ny oyD TOKa 6nKiaan UBB *nptoiDi TOK nil JJUB sb inp 8nnjn 10*pv ty tiawvi ny to n"? U-OK aapyn? njKim nmKm 5 TBKI,nmaK apy^ nn wn IBK i«na "ipaniff iy,anipn nn mn /m an«n nna 21iniK mip TK p,ir6it ny mnn T» vty nt now Kim mx Kin is ny 1 2 Ma 3 Ma » Ar. = nvrvnsn. Br Ma So nin^ns.

i „.

19 Br tnian So v'»n mian. 20 Ma 21 Ma > iniK So vb«. 22 So nwmn bstwi.

" Ar.;» --iai "and he qualified, defined". Ma + by, probably = Ar. \v. *& Br Ma > ib. 26 Ma nplpn. 2T Br iniK»»o = Ar. miii nns p bsn11 |K in. Br initose nnso«D m«n n^T KNT Ma imw-'so noiND on«b,Tn"» Kin So iniK^fi nna« m«b (Tnn» Kin. DIK or probably did not originate with I. T. »3 Br > »BJ3. s« Br n 39 t pis Q'piB Dan Kin pi,1*? Benson «^ n»a 'aw &6i net ^ e^mit? nan ^ p^so^ 5 nsyni njnn Ilssa rnina avira V'l Jinan ionise »p oa «in nnon nno i"?

ia nn»n i Br Ma canni. 2 Ma Kin W«n So + ^D. 3 So a Ma > Kin So wn p DJ. «> So n^jjen. " Ma <abi. " So iibK. is Br Ma nfoyb. " Ma imnna' So innns\ » I. T. > 2* n6...ntpnt? = Ar. unpon n11! ]«<i»^ n^n«' D^ n^« |« "that God did not consider him worthy of building the Temple". 25 Ar. r6 b»p\ = ••ifib H2»1« n3BB>. M. often quoted from memory. 27 Br So JV3n. 28 So 34 Ar. 3pn. 35 Br So instf. as So wva for i»» ni^iBts. 3' So 40 «* So woo 3tn anvonai nwnoa *oo' nann 7 wan ram no«» ny,rw«aaa nntya ^ o»n *?« onmp ^ mojno DIDK Kim nrnto note rrvTO nn« rnrno ^nnwD o»n sn«n 5 niwnc pe niwnsn pi,nno ana »»nno "nwriB )nei,niiann pnni, ]m,fft nonm fpoon nan«i,nirym,oyam,nnm,ni«m,ni«nn 10 wwnsn I^KI,7Oin pisa anjrra mon wiat nasi,i«o nm pi an«n )^a ni^iaon nwnon on nwnon on wot» i»a ninn « nm i IB niptnni nnon "concerning the partition, or wall" = Ar. ajnta ^6 "concerning the veils, or screens". See Munk, Guide, III, 56, note 3; 459, note; Geiger, Was hat Muh. aus d. Judent. aufgenommen, p. 81; Steinschneider, Mai- monides1 Maamar ha-Yihud, p. 21, n. 44; Ro. p. 113, n. 5; Wo., p. 48, 20 n. 1; Holzer, Dogmenlehre, p. 38, n. 157. yi», "meaning". So Ma rPi'»l. 2 Ma rwnoii nnina. s Ma Br>. < So p ty». s Ma p.

is Ma So jwwn. " So Tnmn. « Br n^wtai. " Ma i«anii». 25