Which was written of by [2]mosa, he of the whitened hand and tongue that was slow of speech.
Under the tree of life whose roots in the lives of all are planted deep.
This is the saviour of well-being in which all existence rests and breathes.
[2] The White Hand of Moses does not here signify leprosy, but the white hand of truth, honesty and friendship. It did not signify the color of his skin then, any more than it does now, but simply a moral qualification. Thus the white hand of Moses (or wisdom) was described by the ancient Hebrews as "One who was slow of speech;" and though apparently it may take longer to express itself than untruth or dishonesty in the realm of mental evolution, yet in the end its victory is complete.
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The night indeed hath passed away, and with it gone that cause of all decay.
[3]The King of Splendor holding the Seven Orbed Cup of Wisdom to the earth,
Through which the Powers of Divination came to their birth in man; commanded, all life's powers to control, though living here in clay:
None but the Wise may divine this power! Nor none may of its commencement know, nor of its end,