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From his childhood he had been as one filled with the perfect	A
knowledge of God and even while he was yet but a lad many of the	B
saints as well as certain holy women who dwelt in the free city of	C
his birth had been stirred to much wonder by the grave wisdom of	C
his answers	D
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And when his parents had given him the robe and the ring of manhood	E
he kissed them and left them and went out into the world that he	F
might speak to the world about God For there were at that time	G
many in the world who either knew not God at all or had but an	H
incomplete knowledge of Him or worshipped the false gods who dwell	I
in groves and have no care of their worshippers	D
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And he set his face to the sun and journeyed walking without	J
sandals as he had seen the saints walk and carrying at his girdle	K
a leathern wallet and a little water bottle of burnt clay	L
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And as he walked along the highway he was full of the joy that	M
comes from the perfect knowledge of God and he sang praises unto	N
God without ceasing and after a time he reached a strange land in	O
which there were many cities	P
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And he passed through eleven cities And some of these cities were	Q
in valleys and others were by the banks of great rivers and	R
others were set on hills And in each city he found a disciple who	N
loved him and followed him and a great multitude also of people	K
followed him from each city and the knowledge of God spread in the	B
whole land and many of the rulers were converted and the priests	S
of the temples in which there were idols found that half of their	T
gain was gone and when they beat upon their drums at noon none or	U
but a few came with peacocks and with offerings of flesh as had	V
been the custom of the land before his coming	W
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Yet the more the people followed him and the greater the number of	C
his disciples the greater became his sorrow And he knew not why	X
his sorrow was so great For he spake ever about God and out of	C
the fulness of that perfect knowledge of God which God had Himself	Y
given to him	Z
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And one evening he passed out of the eleventh city which was a	B
city of Armenia and his disciples and a great crowd of people	K
followed after him and he went up on to a mountain and sat down on	A2
a rock that was on the mountain and his disciples stood round him	Z
and the multitude knelt in the valley	F
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And he bowed his head on his hands and wept and said to his Soul	B2
'Why is it that I am full of sorrow and fear and that each of my	X
disciples is an enemy that walks in the noonday ' And his Soul	B2
answered him and said 'God filled thee with the perfect knowledge	C2
of Himself and thou hast given this knowledge away to others The	B
pearl of great price thou hast divided and the vesture without	J
seam thou hast parted asunder He who giveth away wisdom robbeth	B
himself He is as one who giveth his treasure to a robber Is not	D2
God wiser than thou art Who art thou to give away the secret that	M
God hath told thee I was rich once and thou hast made me poor	E2
Once I saw God and now thou hast hidden Him from me '	-
	-
And he wept again for he knew that his Soul spake truth to him	Z
and that he had given to others the perfect knowledge of God and	R
that he was as one clinging to the skirts of God and that his	F2
faith was leaving him by reason of the number of those who believed	G2
in him	Z
	-
And he said to himself 'I will talk no more about God He who	N
giveth away wisdom robbeth himself '	-
	-
And after the space of some hours his disciples came near him and	R
bowed themselves to the ground and said 'Master talk to us about	J
God for thou hast the perfect knowledge of God and no man save	H2
thee hath this knowledge '	-
	-
And he answered them and said 'I will talk to you about all other	Q
things that are in heaven and on earth but about God I will not	D2
talk to you Neither now nor at any time will I talk to you	N
about God '	-
	-
And they were wroth with him and said to him 'Thou hast led us	I2
into the desert that we might hearken to thee Wilt thou send us	I2
away hungry and the great multitude that thou hast made to follow	J2
thee '	-
	-
And he answered them and said 'I will not talk to you about God '	-
	-
And the multitude murmured against him and said to him 'Thou hast	K2
led us into the desert and hast given us no food to eat Talk to	N
us about God and it will suffice us '	-
	-
But he answered them not a word For he knew that if he spake to	N
them about God he would give away his treasure	Q
	-
And his disciples went away sadly and the multitude of people	K
returned to their own homes And many died on the way	L
	-
And when he was alone he rose up and set his face to the moon and	R
journeyed for seven moons speaking to no man nor making any	F
answer And when the seventh moon had waned he reached that desert	L2
which is the desert of the Great River And having found a cavern	M2
in which a Centaur had once dwelt he took it for his place of	C
dwelling and made himself a mat of reeds on which to lie and	R
became a hermit And every hour the Hermit praised God that He had	V
suffered him to keep some knowledge of Him and of His wonderful	K
greatness	I2
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Now one evening as the Hermit was seated before the cavern in	O
which he had made his place of dwelling he beheld a young man of	C
evil and beautiful face who passed by in mean apparel and with	B
empty hands Every evening with empty hands the young man passed	K2
by and every morning he returned with his hands full of purple and	R
pearls For he was a Robber and robbed the caravans of the	B
merchants	N2
	-
And the Hermit looked at him and pitied him But he spake not a	B
word For he knew that he who speaks a word loses his faith	B
	-
And one morning as the young man returned with his hands full of	C
purple and pearls he stopped and frowned and stamped his foot upon	A2
the sand and said to the Hermit 'Why do you look at me ever in	O
this manner as I pass by What is it that I see in your eyes For	U
no man has looked at me before in this manner And the thing is a	B
thorn and a trouble to me '	-
	-
And the Hermit answered him and said 'What you see in my eyes is	F2
pity Pity is what looks out at you from my eyes '	-
	-
And the young man laughed with scorn and cried to the Hermit in a	B
bitter voice and said to him 'I have purple and pearls in my	X
hands and you have but a mat of reeds on which to lie What pity	F
should you have for me And for what reason have you this pity '	-
	-
'I have pity for you ' said the Hermit 'because you have no	J2
knowledge of God '	-
	-
'Is this knowledge of God a precious thing ' asked the young man	H
and he came close to the mouth of the cavern	M2
	-
'It is more precious than all the purple and the pearls of the	B
world ' answered the Hermit	O2
	-
'And have you got it ' said the young Robber and he came closer	Q
still	P2
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'Once indeed ' answered the Hermit 'I possessed the perfect	A
knowledge of God But in my foolishness I parted with it and	R
divided it amongst others Yet even now is such knowledge as	Q2
remains to me more precious than purple or pearls '	-
	-
And when the young Robber heard this he threw away the purple and	R
the pearls that he was bearing in his hands and drawing a sharp	R2
sword of curved steel he said to the Hermit 'Give me forthwith	B
this knowledge of God that you possess or I will surely slay you	N
Wherefore should I not slay him who has a treasure greater than my	X
treasure '	-
	-
And the Hermit spread out his arms and said 'Were it not better	Q
for me to go unto the uttermost courts of God and praise Him than	H
to live in the world and have no knowledge of Him Slay me if that	M
be your desire But I will not give away my knowledge of God '	-
	-
And the young Robber knelt down and besought him but the Hermit	O2
would not talk to him about God nor give him his Treasure and the	B
young Robber rose up and said to the Hermit 'Be it as you will	P2
As for myself I will go to the City of the Seven Sins that is but	O2
three days' journey from this place and for my purple they will	P2
give me pleasure and for my pearls they will sell me joy ' And he	F
took up the purple and the pearls and went swiftly away	L
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And the Hermit cried out and followed him and besoug	W

Oscar Wilde

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