[191]. Pirke Abot 4. 1.
[192]. Psalm 93. 1.
[193]. 1 Chronicle 29. 12.
[194]. 1 Samuel 2. 7.
[195]. Job 12. 20.
[196]. Baba Mezi’a 33b.
[197]. Psalm 10. 17.
[198]. This epistle, which is in rhymed prose, is the second of a series of three letters written on this subject. In vehement language the author denounces those who make light of the words of the Law, and prefer philosophy to the word of God. The three epistles were written with the consent of the Jewish community at Barcelona.
[199]. Names of wise men mentioned in the Bible; comp. Proverbs 30. 1; 1 Kings 5. 11.
[200]. The allusion is to Genesis 14. 1–15.