(41) And become cognizant of the meaning of thy ejaculations, And say, 'Ah! my prayers are as defective as my being; O requite me good for evil!'" Moses questions God as to the reason of Moses said, "O beneficent Creator, With whom a moment's remembrance is as long ages, I see Thy plan distorted in this world of earth and water; My heart, like the angel's, feels a difficulty thereat. With what object hast thou framed this plan, And sowed therein the seeds of evil?

(14) And he said: "Lord, Lord, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit (it) ? "

(5) Aye, do Thou tell me that I may discern it, since through (Thy) Righteous Order the better (lot) is given; tell me this that I may know it with (Thy) Good Mind (as it speaks within me), and that I may ponder that to which these my truths belong (and of which my prophet speaks; yea), tell me those things, O Mazda Ahura! which may not be, and which may be .

(3) [And] I reply: I long to learn the things that are, and comprehend their nature, and know God. This is, I said, what I desire to hear. He answered back to me: Hold in thy mind all thou wouldst know, and I will teach thee.