Chapter II A Verses 51-58
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53. Fear not, o prophet, when these words are said, thou shalt 
not be sorry. Thou art emphatically my chosen; and blessed 
are the eyes that thou shalt look upon with gladness. But I 
will hide thee in a mask of sorrow: they that see thee shall 
fear thou art fallen: but I lift thee up.
54. Nor shall they who cry aloud their folly that thou meanest 
nought avail; thou shall reveal it: thou availest: they are the 
slaves of because: They are not of me. The stops as thou 
wilt; the letters? change them not in style or value!
55. Thou shalt obtain the order & value of the English 
Alphabet; thou shalt find new symbols to attribute them 
unto.
56. Begone! ye mockers; even though ye laugh in my honour ye 
shall laugh not long: then when ye are sad know that I have 
forsaken you.
57. He that is righteous shall be righteous still; he that is filthy 
shall be filthy still.
58. Yea! deem not of change: ye shall be as ye are, & not other. 
Therefore the kings of the earth shall be Kings for ever: the 
slaves shall serve. There is none that shall be cast down or 
lifted up: all is ever as it was. Yet there are masked ones my 
servants: it may be that yonder beggar is a King. A King may 
choose his garment as he will: there is no certain test: but a 
beggar cannot hide his poverty.
Commentary: Again we learn the permanence of the Nature 
of a Star. We are not to judge by temporary circumstances, but to 
penetrate to the True Nature.
It has naturally been objected by economists that our Law, in 
declaring every man and every woman to be a star, reduces society 
to its elements, and makes hierarchy or even democracy impos­
sible. The view is superficial. Each star has a function in its galaxy 
proper to its own nature. Much mischief has come from our igno­
rance in insisting, on the contrary, that each citizen is fit for any 
and every social duty. But also our Law teaches that a star often