The Physician Should Not Treat

The Question, "what Is The Purpose Thereof?" Cannot Be Asked About Anything Which Is Not The Product Of An Agent; Therefore We Cannot Ask What Is The Purpose Of The Existence Of God.

The Strange And Wonderful Book Of Job Treats Of The Same Subject As We Are Discussing; Its Contents Are A Fiction, Conceived For The Purpose Of Explaining The Different Opinions Which People Hold On Divine Providence. ...this Fiction, However, Is In So Far Different From Other Fictions That It Includes Profound Ideas And Great Mysteries, Removes Great Doubts, And Reveals The Most Important Truths. I Will Discuss It As Fully As Possible; And I Will Also Tell You The Words Of Our Sages That Suggested To Me The Explanation Of This Great Poem.

Know That For The Human Mind There Are Certain Objects Of Perception Which Are Within The Scope Of Its Nature And Capacity; On The Other Hand, There Are, Amongst Things Which Actually Exist, Certain Objects Which The Mind Can In No Way And By No Means Grasp: The Gates Of Perception Are Closed Against It.

The More Necessary A Thing Is For Living Beings, The More Easily It Is Found And The Cheaper It Is; The Less Necessary It Is, The Rarer And Dearer It Is.

Those Who Believe That... Detailed Rules Originate In A Certain Cause, Are As Far From The Truth As Those Who Assume That The Whole Law Is Useless.