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210. How new are the words from the head of the seminary. Happy is he who lowers himself in this world; how sublime he is in that world. One who is small is great, and one who is great is small. It is written, “And the life of Sarah was one hundred year and twenty year and seven years.” One hundred is a large account. It is written “year” about it, the diminishing of years until it diminishes it into one. “Seven” is a small account. He made it bigger, since it is written, “seven years,” in plural form.

The Creator makes only those who lower themselves great, and the Creator lowers only those who make themselves great. Happy is he who lowers himself in this world, how great he is in the ascent in that world.

211. In the meantime, they heard the singing of the sea with a pleasant voice, which they did not hear since the day when the sound of the tune of singing has been created, like that pleasantness that they would say. When they finished “The Lord will be king forever and ever,” they saw four shapes of people in the firmament, and one of them greater and higher than all. That great and higher one awakened a voice and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘I remember the kindness of your youth, your bridal love, your following me in the desert.’” He flew up in the firmament and was concealed. Another one arose after him and said, “And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know.” He finished and flew up in the firmament and was concealed.