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THUBALKAIN'S CUNNING IS EXPOSED BY KISEHEL (15th November 1842)
[1] After these words of Kisehel, Thubalkain realized that he could achieve nothing by way of a politic attitude and he began to ponder the matter quite earnestly, saying to himself:
[2] "This matter really seems to take on a serious character. What is to be done there? My feet are paralyzed; I cannot possibly run away!
[3] "Pretending and diplomacy are here not at all advisable; for, where one is like a drop of water seen through clearly, I want to see him who would here succeed with miserable diplomacy!
[4] "All this is quite right; but what remains to be done by me, who am in a bad spot at the moment?
[5] "This is a totally different question. Shall I maybe ask this odd mountain crowd's forgiveness for my somewhat rough behavior towards them?
[6] "I, a prince of royal blood, an ore-master, on whom alone now depends the well- being of the whole nation and state?
[7] "No, no, this would be a little too much and would mean going too far in this matter!
[8] "A mightiest prince of royal blood – and apologize? – That would be a little too much!
[9] "But what can I do? – He said at first I should take it all in full earnest, and could then talk to him as much as I wanted; but he also said finally I would not leave this spot until the last vestige of political scheming had gone out of me. -. Now I have got it! I am in full earnest to leave this spot and return to my mining and metal business!
[10] "This is surely no political scheming? Thus I can easily take him at his word; if he should still not release me, I can on the spot accuse him of a lie and name him a blasphemer of his God, for he openly declared that his every word and action were in the fullest earnest and truth out of the eternal order of God.
[11] "Oh, now I have caught the merry bird! Once I am again free, he may send six thousand women after me and Thubalkain will not take another step out of his great workshops!"
[12] Here Kisehel interrupted his train of thought and said to him: "Thubalkain, tell me what you consider worse: The scheming of men or the cunning of serpents?"
[13] Now Thubalkain was mightily taken aback not knowing how to answer this question and fell silent in great embarrassment.
[14] But Kisehel continued: "Having seen that scheming will succeed neither with me nor with all these my brothers, you then embraced the most artful cunning of the serpents.
[15] "There is not the slightest doubt that you are earnestly concerned about the mobility of your feet; however, you are badly mistaken in thinking you could catch me through this your only self-seeking truth. For since you cannot prevail against me with the first degree of spite, of what benefit to you will be the second, lower degree?
[16] "Do you think I become a blasphemer of God for not freeing your feet because of your cunning?
[17] "Go by no means; for I know God and do only what His Holy Spirit urges me to do in accordance with my will which is wholly surrendered to Him.
[18] "So I become no blasphemer of God as a sly result of your cunning; but you certainly are one, for you are trying to beguile not me, but only the Spirit of God if it were somehow possible to you.
[19] "I tell you: Were you not a heathen and a servant of the dragon, such a plan might be of evil consequences for you!
[20] "But you do not know the one true God; therefore, such a thought, provided you seriously regret it, can be forgiven you.
[21] "If you want to be freed, turn to the one true, eternal God, Whom your mother Zilla still preached to you through the mouth of Farak, and not to me; for not I , but God's grace paralyzed your feet.
[22] "I am only a man like you, but a man after the will of God, recognizing my complete nothingness before Him.
[23] "Do become likewise and do what I am doing; realize your great foolishness and your sin and recognize God, and you will become free!
[24] "Understand this and act accordingly. Amen."