When the tree plotted on the sea

The angel Uriel replied, 'I went out into a wood, and the trees of the forest were making a plan.

They said, "Come, let us make war on the sea, force it to retreat, and win ground for more woods."

The waves of the sea made a similar plan: they said, "Come, let us attack the trees of the forest, conquer them, and annex their territory."

The plan made by the trees came to nothing, for fire came and burnt them down.

The plan made by the waves failed just as badly, for the sand stood its ground and blocked their way.

If you had to judge between the two, which would you pronounce right, and which wrong?'

Esdra answered, 'Both were wrong; their plans were impossible, for the land is assigned to the trees, and to the sea is allotted a place for its waves.'

Yes,' he replied, 'you have judged rightly. Why then have you failed to do so with your own question?

Just as the land belongs to the trees and the sea to the waves, so men on earth can understand earthly things and nothing else.....


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