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The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh

  • Author:
  • Bahá’u’lláh

  • Source:
  • US Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1985 reprint
  • Pages:
  • 52
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Pages 16-17

“56: O SON OF MAN! Thou dost wish for gold and I desire thy freedom…”

O SON OF MAN! Thou dost wish for gold and I desire thy freedom from it. Thou thinkest thyself rich in its possession, and I recognize thy wealth in thy sanctity 17 therefrom. By My life! This is My knowledge, and that is thy fancy; how can My way accord with thine?